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The Ups and Downs of Escalators

How to Avoid Injuries with Babies and Toddlers

By Lisa A. Goldstein

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McGeehan thinks additional research should be done to determine the exact relationship between escalator-related injuries, escalator design and passenger behavior. This would help in designing educational messages about escalator safety. "However, parents can play a big role by teaching their children to refrain from horseplay while riding the escalator, making sure that their children are not wearing clothing that could potentially become an entrapment hazard and modeling good rider behavior by abiding by all escalator safety recommendations," she says.

Carrying a stroller can be hard if you live in a place where there may not be an alternative option. "There are just way too many instances in New York City of long escalators where carrying a stroller up the equivalent number of stairs would be debilitating and stupid," says Leslie Wilkins, a mother from Brooklyn, N.Y.

Surprisingly, Wilkins has never seen ny crashes, falls or other incidents, nor has she had any incidents herself. The benefits outweigh the risks, she says, adding that "the only 'incidents' happen when we get dirty looks because we forget and do it other places, like the Detroit airport, where there are elevators right next to the escalators."


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