Paper 8: High-Speed Moving Pavements—Some of the Human Problems

Abstract

High-speed moving pavements require intermediate equipment to accelerate and decelerate their passengers without discomfort or danger. Some of the known methods are described, with particular reference to the human problems. A pavement moving at 4·5 m/s (10 mile/h) cannot be built with a smaller capacity than 30 000 passengers per hour. Where smaller flows are anticipated a useful compromise may exist in using a ‘never stop’ railway with moving platforms to help passengers to mount and dismount.