to go and to move fast if you are going up or down
It depends on which way the escalator is going, mainly... but even if you can get it to go for a while the escalator will surely break eventually.
by the escalator
an up escalator
When i went shopping, i had to go up an escalator.
Go on the Escalator
Depends. Do you want to hurry? or are you just going on an escalator? if you need to go somewhere quick, you walk/run. If you are just going through to get pizza or something, you just wait till the escalator brings you up.
No, it is not illegal to walk down an escalator that is moving in the opposite direction. However, it is important to be cautious and use the handrail for safety.
escalator companys
It actually depends on how fast you choose move up or down but the normal walking speed for the average person is about 2 miles and an escalator moves 90-180 feet per minute and an average human walks about 196 feet per minute so it would only take a minute or so. Also you have to take into affect gravity which makes it harder to go upward which also makes you lift the mass of your body against gravity.
escalator function and application
The escalator was invented in 1897 but the "modern escalator" was designed in 1900 by Charles Seeberger.