§ 74. Wing Commander Bullusasked the Minister of Transport and Civil Aviation if he is aware that the struts on the escalators at London tube stations are spaced at a distance equivalent to the width of the heel of women's shoes and are consequently dangerous; and if he will take steps to remedy this.
§ Mr. WatkinsonThe design of escalators is continually under review with due regard to safety, but it is, I am afraid, impossible to keep up with every change in fashion. Experience shows that the risk is in fact very small. The hazard seems to lie rather in the size of the heel than the spacing of the escalator treads.