I never really understood why we keep left in corridors and right on
escalators. Must confuse the hell out of the tourists.

ISTR reading somewhere that it's because most people are right-handed,

I wonder why it's different for corridors and stairs? I guess it doesn't
matter as the escalators feed the corridors on the left sides.

I expect in the old days when everyone wore bowler hats anyone bumping into
each other would apologise Cholmley-Warner fashion rather than dissin ya
wiv da teef suckin ting

D

"Dave Plumb" wrote in message
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I never really understood why we keep left in corridors and right
on
escalators. Must confuse the hell out of the tourists.

Rule 1 of the Highway Code says that you keep left on pavements
(except for pavements in one-way streets)

Jeremy Parker

"Jeremy Parker" wrote in message
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"Dave Plumb" wrote in message
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I never really understood why we keep left in corridors and right on
escalators. Must confuse the hell out of the tourists.

Rule 1 of the Highway Code says that you keep left on pavements (except
for pavements in one-way streets)

Jeremy Parker

I should keep quiet about that then - Ken will probably call for pedestrians
to be licenced and fitted with number plates before they go on the
pavement....

Paul