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LA Metro has some of the slowest escalators on Earth

11 points by big_toast - 4 comments
talon8635 [3 hidden]5 mins ago
Decades of fecal matters gumming up the gears
Neywiny [3 hidden]5 mins ago
The longest escalators in the Eastern hemisphere, at Wheaton Metro, which I've ridden many times, are apparently the same speed according to Wikipedia. So my gut feeling of maybe they did that because maybe they're short doesn't hold
amelius [3 hidden]5 mins ago
That's what smartphoness are for ...
big_toast [3 hidden]5 mins ago
LA: 0.46 meters/s (1 mph)

Hong Kong: 0.75 meters/s (1.7 mph)

Kyiv: 0.9 meters/s (2 mph)

Kinda slower than I expected in general. I assume the speed is mostly dictated by boarding/alighting safety.