Escalator "Let's stop without walking" campaign started October 26, 17:54
A campaign calling for escalators to "stop without walking" has begun at railway companies nationwide.
From the 26th, 50 railway companies nationwide will start the campaign to spread that the correct way to "stop and ride" is to prevent accidents on the escalator and to spread that it is also friendly to people with disabilities and the elderly. I started all at once.
Of these, at JR Tokyo Station, a large poster was posted saying "Let's stop" so that people on the escalator will stand out.
The poster is designed with a humanoid design that allows people with sticks and children to use it in a stationary manner, and calls for "let's stop without walking."
The call is usually made during the summer vacation, but this time it will be delayed due to the influence of the new virus, and it will be made until the end of November when the movement increases due to the Go To campaign and so on.
A mother in her 80s and a woman in her 50s who are traveling said, "Some people walk with the momentum to get involved, and sometimes I think it is dangerous. I am worried about the footsteps of my elderly mother, and I hope that the original correct way of riding will spread. I will. "
A mother with four and three-year-old daughters said, "When I don't have a daughter, I'm rushing ahead, so I'll be careful."
In addition, a woman in her 50s who was worried about the procession on one side said, "I don't have the courage to stop on the walking side, so I want everyone to stop."
Yusuke Kimura, Deputy Chief of the JR East Service Quality Reform Department, said, "I would like to ask for your cooperation so that everyone can ride safely and securely."