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Originally posted by paigowprincess
Years ago, Metro bolted small metal "Stand to Right" plaques to some escalators but then removed them, concerned that the message was an implicit endorsement of walking, something the transit system officially condemns.
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They're not against walking, they just don't want to be sued when people fall. Remember, some of the locals are lawyers rushing to catch the yellow line to Alexandria to sue Metro for some clumsy unfortunate escalator accident victim.