| Each year 90 billion people ride on the 33,000 | | | | Long scarf or dresses that touches the ground are a |
| escalators in the United States and Canada. While | | | | hazard while riding the escalator. The material can be |
| there are a few accidents, most of the accidents | | | | easily clipped by the escalator while it turns and will |
| could have been prevented. The responsibility to | | | | drag you in. This can cause serious injuries if the |
| ensure that the escalator is serviceable and | | | | clothing cannot be taken off immediately. There are |
| defect-free is on the management of the building | | | | many cases of children or women whom have their |
| with the escalators. But it is also important that we | | | | hands or feet caught by the escalator due to their |
| take some safety precautions to prevent any | | | | clothing being entangled by the escalator. Be mindful |
| accidents while riding on the escalator. | | | | of yourself and watch the small children as their |
| Behave and do not fool around while on the | | | | clothes are often nearer to the ground than adults. |
| escalator. When you or your children are on the | | | | Similar to an automobile, you should not be drinking |
| escalator, you should not push each other around nor | | | | alcohol before riding an escalator. It sounds funny but |
| should you attempt to jump down the escalator. This | | | | you have a higher tendency to fall down an escalator |
| is because, unlike a staircase, the escalator is moving | | | | when you are inebriated and so having alcohol in your |
| and will cause you to lose your balance if you move | | | | system is seldom a good idea. And sitting down on |
| around too much. Falling down the escalator can be a | | | | an escalator is definitely not a good idea if you are |
| very painful incident as the typical escalator are made | | | | thinking of keeping your weight low to the ground as |
| with metal grooves and can easily cut your flesh. | | | | your clothes will likely get caught in the escalator. |
| Putting your fingers or your bare toes against the | | | | Most of us would not even contemplate getting |
| escalator floor plates is one of those stupidest things | | | | injured while riding an escalator a remote possibility |
| that humans have done. The quick movement of the | | | | but it can happen if a person do not be aware of |
| escalator will easily pull your fingers or toes in | | | | their surroundings or if a person misbehave himself |
| between two of their plates and then leave you | | | | while on the escalator. We can easily blame the |
| screaming in pain after severing your fingers or toes. | | | | management for not having the safest escalator in |
| Always keep your body at least 5 cm away from | | | | the world but if it is our own actions that contributed |
| the edge of the escalator which is moving so that | | | | to the occurrence of the accidents, then we should |
| there is no chance that we get caught by the | | | | be responsible for the accident. Therefore it is always |
| escalator. | | | | important to have an extra bit of caution when you |
| Try not to wear clothing that flow onto the floor. | | | | are on the escalator to prevent any mishaps. |