Reply To: May one use an escalator on shabbos?

Since nobody here has claimed to be an elevator or escalator repairman, I think lots of you are talking through your hat (it may be a Borsalino, but it’s still not edifying). That said, I’ve been on lots of non-Shabbos elevators that have what’s apparently called a door safety edge, which is a mechanical switch. With such a safety device, there’s no infrared motion sensor.