Experiment Shows Standing on Escalators is Better
In fact the three-week experiment in 2015 had even better results than the Transport for London researchers predicted based on the Greenwich research. For example, one escalator that normally transported 12,745 people between 8:30 and 9:30 a.m. on a typical week was able to move 16,220 because of standing rules.
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The approach asks people to do something they are often bad at: delaying instant gratification in the interest of a greater good.
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