Skip to content W.A. ![\\"Boatos.org-logo-1](\\" content/uploads/2023/07/cropped-Boatos.org-logo-1-2023.png\\") Search for... * About * Contact * Advertise Search for... W.A. ![\\"Boatos.org-logo-1](\\" content/uploads/2023/07/cropped-Boatos.org-logo-1-2023.png\\") Search for... * About * Contact * Advertise Search for... You are in: Home > Brazil > **Never use an escalator that is stopped and not working #rumor** # Never use an escalator that is stopped and not working #rumor * Brazil * 01/17/2020 * by Edgard Matsuki ![\\"Never](\\" Nunca-use- an-escalator-that-is-stopped-and-not-working-says-rumor.jpg\\") Rumor – Video that shows escalators “opening” is an example that never we must use an escalator that is stopped and not working. As we always say (even more so in 2020), there are rumors that just need a small modification to return to circulation. That's not the case today. So that a story denied back in 2017 to circulate again, it wasn't even necessary modifications. The text that will be discussed today states that there is a “new great danger” to be avoided in our daily lives: stopped escalators. The message, which is accompanied by a video of an accident on an escalator (and which we will not display here) shows that we should not step on an escalator if it is stopped. According to the text, stairs of this type can roll or open with the weight of people. Read the message circulating online: Let your family and children know!! When an escalator is not working, do not use it as a fixed ladder, because the weight of people on top of the escalator can force it to roll at uncontrolled speed, in addition, some steps of the ladder may fall. The purpose of the video is to raise awareness to prevent accidents from occurring, as it is common to see people using escalators when they are stopped. Please pass it on to others groups. Another thing, according to work safety standards, the stairs are stopped must be banned by the owners. ## We should never use an escalator that is stopped and without operation? In fact, the video may make many people fearful about using the apparatus. But is the warning in question really real? The answer is no. Let's get to the facts. Just as we said in 2017, the first point that caught our attention was the message. Like every “good rumor that never dies”, it has some of the same main characteristics of online rumors such as being vague, alarmist (very, by the way), with Portuguese errors, request for sharing is not to mention reliable sources. Furthermore, we found nothing about escalators stops and their risks from any reliable source. As for the video in question, it had nothing to do with the staircase being stop. Remember what Carol Lira wrote at the time of the last denial related to the subject: According to information from the news website IG, the accident happened at the train station. Ayazaga subway in Istanbul, Turkey. The images, recorded by cameras security, show the moment Mehmet Ali Erik was “swallowed” by the stairs conveyor that was defective, there was even a sign informing the bad operation of the staircase (which was ignored, by the way). Additionally, the likelihood of being involved in an escalator accident in motion is much greater than when it is stationary. Accident news They are there and they don't let us lie. In 2015, a woman died trapped in the escalator mechanism in a shopping mall in China. Already, in Hong Kong, a accident caused by the staircase malfunction left at least 18 injured. Carol, you even remembered that there are places where escalators are stopped a long time ago. This is the case of the Plano Piloto bus station, located in Brasilia. There, escalators have been offline since 2005 (and counting) and There were never any accidents. Another thing she remembered was that, yes, there is care important things to take into account when using escalators and that the fact that it being on or off does not change the procedure. See what was said: It is worth remembering that it is important to be careful with escalators. By the way, the recommendations remain the same: children must be accompanied by a adult, elderly, people with reduced mobility and people carrying strollers should opt for the elevator, in addition to taking care with skirts, long dresses and shoe laces. In short: the story that points out that people shouldn't walk on stairs rolling stock stops due to the risk of accidents is false. Stop or working, we can walk in them. However, precautions are necessary. In time: If you were worried about the person in the video, know that, despite having trapped for an hour, she was removed from the scene with minor injuries. P.S.: This article is a suggestion from Boatos.org readers. If you want suggest a topic to Boatos.org, get in touch with us via the website, Facebook and WhatsApp on phone (61)99177-9164. 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When an escalator is not working do not use it as a fixed ladder because the weight of people on the escalator may force it to roll at an uncontrolled speed and some steps of the ladder may fall