Comments on: BARTscalator Cuidado

By: Brandon

Brandon — Mon, 23 Jul 2012 20:43:40 +0000

Its not just 24th street. Montgomery Station has a few that constantly break down, and the same escalator has been closed since may, collecting a variety of leaves, loose newspaper, and other garbage.

i wonder if the escalator repair folks went on strike?

By: Village Idiot

Village Idiot — Mon, 23 Jul 2012 20:35:33 +0000

The left side is stronger? Who knew! Could be a design imbalance flaw!

By: fingerbinger

fingerbinger — Mon, 23 Jul 2012 20:28:28 +0000

Erm, nerr.

Riding is on the right. Climbing is on the left. That is how they were designed and, moreover, that is the etiquette. Yerr.

By: Tards non friend

Tards non friend — Sun, 22 Jul 2012 20:28:23 +0000

Ha ha

By: scum

scum — Sat, 21 Jul 2012 19:08:51 +0000

Well paid lazy workers.

By: Grizzled Mission

Grizzled Mission — Sat, 21 Jul 2012 18:59:35 +0000

The MUNI/BART are publicly-owned and staffed by armies of well-paid government workers.

By: scum

scum — Sat, 21 Jul 2012 18:48:08 +0000

The Moscow Subway is state owned and staffed by armies of poorly payed government workers.

By: DJM

DJM — Sat, 21 Jul 2012 14:46:08 +0000

Sir, are you implying, sir, that I am flogging Burrito’s dead horse with MY dead horse? I am aghast, sir!

Actually, I’ve always been pretty clear about my belief that the escalators break so often because people break them through misuse. That doesn’t explain why BART has so much trouble getting them repaired, though, so Burrito has a good point.

By: Art

Art — Sat, 21 Jul 2012 14:43:43 +0000

It’s extremely dangerous without any more qualification needed.

By: Caffeinated Cabbie

Caffeinated Cabbie — Sat, 21 Jul 2012 10:48:56 +0000

Has anyone thought of the idea of Escalator Terrorism? or Just an escalator saboteur or possibly saboteurs?
Also why the fuck would you compare us with Russia? Oh, look they have a nice train station. However its extremely dangerous to be a civil liberties lawyer or a journalist….. yeah i’ll take a broken escalator.

By: Andrew Sarkarati

Andrew Sarkarati — Sat, 21 Jul 2012 04:18:08 +0000

you raised this point previously. are you implying that people walking up the escalator instead of standing still on it are the cause behind all of the malfunctions?

By: Mission Mom

Mission Mom — Sat, 21 Jul 2012 04:05:32 +0000

The combination of rain and accumulated stuff (garbage, pigeon shit – whatever the wind blows in or gravity drops) breaks the escalators.

By: Art

Art — Sat, 21 Jul 2012 03:29:59 +0000

Pay more taxes and you’ll get more escalators.

By: Bart Rider

Bart Rider — Sat, 21 Jul 2012 02:48:47 +0000

Is it the rain or the pigeon shit breaking these things?

By: Mission Mom

Mission Mom — Sat, 21 Jul 2012 02:25:11 +0000

Let’s design canopies for the BART portals, like other cities have over their subways, so the escalators don’t get rained on. Escalators don’t mix with water very well.