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[–] Professorozone@lemmy.world 41 points 6 months ago (2 children)

But then they put a pole in the middle of the escalator access. LOL.

[–] Baguette@lemm.ee 27 points 6 months ago (1 children)

The pole is to prevent people from taking carts and similar objects up and potentially causing an accident

Though it does have unintended consequences

[–] Lucidlethargy@sh.itjust.works 1 points 6 months ago (2 children)

Why do people have carts on the subway?

[–] Object@sh.itjust.works 8 points 6 months ago* (last edited 6 months ago) (1 children)

Not necessarily carts like the ones you see in shopping malls, but it's also for things that would not be safe on the escalators like:

  • Baby carts (forgot the proper name for them)
  • Large carrier bags
  • Those cart-like bags elderly people usually carry around that doubles as a walking assistant

Accidentally letting them go would be dangerous.

[–] ouRKaoS@lemmy.today 3 points 6 months ago (1 children)

Stroller is the word you were looking for for baby cart. I hate when I can't think of a word, it pisses me off until I look it up or somehow remember and I can't focus on anything else.

[–] brisk@aussie.zone 1 points 6 months ago

Or parambulator if you're still trying to meet your daily syllable count

[–] mapleseedfall@lemmy.world 3 points 6 months ago

its not for the subway, its for the elevator. Its dangerous to have carts on elevator

[–] Acters@lemmy.world 2 points 6 months ago

I was about to say, they put a giant pole in the middle, no one who is fat will enjoy fitting through that and some even fatter people will never fit lmao