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Re:Why London Underground stopped people walking up the esca... by kazinator on Saturday January 16, 2016 @07:58PM (#10917705)
If walking is just 50% faster than riding (i.e. walkers go at half the speed of the escalator), but requires 50% more space, then it's a break-even situation for capacity. And a win for latency.
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Re:Why London Underground stopped people walking up the esca... by csours on Sunday January 17, 2016 @08:05AM (#10919343)
In traffic, it is not about the latency, it is about the jitter.
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Re:Why London Underground stopped people walking up the esca... by PhasmaFelis on Saturday January 16, 2016 @09:51PM (#10918068)
It required quite a bit more than 50% more space, assuming you want to avoid people being constantly kicked in the shins.
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Re:Why London Underground stopped people walking up the esca... by mapt on Saturday January 16, 2016 @08:09PM (#10917747)
Edited post with math.
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Re:Why London Underground stopped people walking up the esca... by kazinator on Saturday January 16, 2016 @08:30PM (#10917836)
It doesn't look like a very busy time, in that video. I count about 10 people standing on one of the escalators while there are 8 walkers going by them. There are some irregular gaps among the walkers; more walkers could easily be accomodated; it's just not busy enough; I don't really see a backlog of people waiting at the bottom; everyone is just marching naturally toward the escalator and getting on.
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