How People Are Avoiding The Floor Panel Of Escalators After Mum Falls To Death

The fear is real.

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If you have been catching up with news, you would know that a Chinese woman was killed last Sunday, 27 July after a panel of an escalator collapsed under her feet

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After a four-hour rescue mission at the AZG Mall in central China, firefighters declared Xiang dead. She leaves behind her husband and her 2-year-old son.

Xiang's husband and her 2-year-old son.

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With the lack of enforcement on safety regulation and increase corruption, China is prone to such accidents

The increasing incidents with escalators have put fear within the hearts of many people, especially mainland Chinese

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On 28 July, a video showing some of the innovative ways of avoiding the landing panel of an escalator went viral. The video has been viewed almost 2 million times, with over 500k likes.

电梯事故后,再也无法直视电梯了……感觉自己患了电梯恐惧症

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The caption reads: 'After the escalator incident, many of us can't step onto escalators in peace now.'

This responsible father of 2 puts his quick feet to use

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This girl who has mastered her skills of walking on the ledge

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Make sure you have strong forearms to pull this off

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One good reason for you to use your umbrella indoors

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Always test the waters…

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Did you know that fear of escalators is actually a common specific phobia? It's called Escalaphobia

Past negative experiences with escalators are the main trigger of this phobia

Speaking of safety, Samsung came out with this innovative way of cutting down road accidents:

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