Reply To: May one use an escalator on shabbos?

Daas Yochid: Your statement defies logic. Elevators have to be operated and Shabbos elevators-allowed by most Poskim- operate automatically. Escalators are absolutely akin to automatic Shabbos elevators-as a matter of act better because-if you have followed the technical aspect of elevators- there was a question of increased electrical output- which is NOT the case with escalators.