Other than what has been suggested Prateek, you can keep your right leg a
bit forward, so as soon as the upper stare comes down, you will have your
leg on the next, and by getting a sense of that, you will move your left
leg. That's what I do.
And its dam easy and interesting funny thing. So just enjoy it. I find it
more comfortable because you don’t have to move yourself too much! Sorry I
know I am sounding laisy.
-----Original Message-----
From: Subramani L
Sent: Monday, April 11, 2011 12:21 PM
To: [email protected]
Subject: Re: [AI] help needed: for using escalators
Hai Prateek:
Escalators or nothing to be afraid of. In fact, if I go to shopping
malls and other places, I prefer using escalators since it is one way
of showing folks that we are not necessarily out of touch with modern
enhancements to buildings. It is highly important that we get used to
them, since the up coming Bangalore Metro is supposed to have
escalators in some stations.
Methods of using it:
Ask someone to put your hand (right or left) on the railing. Remember
that the railings are also moving along with the footboard below, so
don't hold them tightly. Just keep your hand to have a feel of them.
Ask the escort or the assistant to let you know when exactly to keep
your foot on the footboard. You have to do it as as the footboard
comes exactly equal to the floor before moving up. This could be
tricky. Though I had failed exactly to place my feet on the footboard
before it moved forward, I never had any significant discomfort. The
key here is not to panic but to understand how the mechanism works.
Once or twice you try this and you would never find it uncomfortable.
Also, keep your feet and toes slightly lifted so that it would be
easier for you to understand if the board is about to connect with top
or bottom floors. This is much easier to do while descending. All you
need to do is to keep the toes slightly outside the footboard. The
moment the board comes equal to the floor you can alight from the
escalator without assistance .
In fact, last time I was on an escalator, I asked the person
accompanying me if there were people ahead. He said no. I then started
to run up the escalator and reached the top floor before others. I did
it for fun and won't recommend this to anyone, am telling this just to
make you feel how enjoyable escalators can be.
Subramani
On 4/11/11, prateek aggarwal <[email protected]> wrote:
hi folks,
hope you all are doing great.
With all the traveling I’ve been doing from past whatever months to
different parts of world, one of the problems I’m facing is to cope
with escalators.
Escalators are becoming common in Indian structures too, but I found a
lot of escalators at various places especially in countries like US,
UK etc.
No matter whatever I’ve tried, I haven’t been able to independently
use the escalators, and in fact, found myself in a strange nuisance
all the times I have to use them.
for Those who don’t know, I’m a totally blind.
Though I manage to take someone’s help to climb through escalators,
but even in that case find a lot uneasiness, particularly due to the
strange manner most of the people use to help me.
Sometimes, 2 people holding my hands from both the sides, shouting
like hell when I have to further my leg, and all that irritates me to
the crest.
I feel like a victim and find a serious discomfiture.
Since many of you have been traveling across the world and using
escalators from quite sometime now, I request you to kindly share your
experiences on how do you cope with them.
Since I do not have any sight available, it’ll be helpful if you can
help me by describing from that perspective.
So, can you please guide me on the following?
1. how to determine when to further the legs when you are totally
blind and can not catch the visual signals?
2. is there a technique to do it independently?
3. I feel a little apprehensive about risk of legs to get wedged into
the stairways. Is there a way out?
Your valuable guidance will be of great use, not just for me, but for
lot of others like me.
Hoping to have some positive responses.
Regards,
Prateek agarwal.
Director,
Daedal technovations pvt. Ltd.
www.daedaltechnovations.com
we bring the change we wish to see!
Website:
www.prateekagarwal.tk
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