Wheel life hacks 📶
“One of the most time saving skills I learned is riding the escalator. I hardly ever take the elevator, if an escalator is available. In this case the elevator was actually out of order (pointing to it). When riding the escalator upwards, it is important to hold on to both side rails with your arms and lean forward. Your wheel should be positioned so that it fits neatly in a step (touching edge of upper step and standing firmly on a step). When reaching the top, there is a small height difference where the steps roll under the ground. Be sure to hold on to the sides a bit and push your wheelchairs front wheels over it while learning a bit backwards. When riding down an escalator, the position is the same as going up an elevator. You thus have to enter the escalator backwards. Here the tricky part is when you reach the bottom, where the steps vanish under the floor. Again there is a height difference. When reaching this point, lean all the way forward with your upper body and push your back wheels over the edge using your hands on the siderails. Be sure to leave some space between you and the person in front of you when riding an escalator. They might be slow when disembarking an escalator which could lead to serious accidents. Same counts for you. Don't block the way for the next rider. Oh and I am not directly affeliated with Sea Shepherd , I just love what they are doing!” - @vincemoens