[national anthem] [national anthem] [national anthem] will: good morning and welcome to fox & friends. pete: that s good. will: they were all good. phenomenal this morning. where s san jacinto peak? if. pete: i don t know, but it s 10,000 feet. will: well, you know, it s the deciding battle in the victory for the republic of texas against mexico. that s what established our independence. we don t have any 10,000 foot peaks, not even in big bend. but the magic ear says it s california. pete: near palm springs, is what they said. will: yeah, those were were awesome this morning, and your photos celebrate or suggest that you re beginning to celebrate the fourth of july as is everyone else on this couch because i ll be working next weekend, and i ll be much closer in approximate proximity, but these two, america got sick to its stomach and came over here and vomited on pete hegseth. [laughter] pete: these are my patriot shoes from rdc shoes. look at that. th
four other passengers are treated for minor injuries. but could these accidents have been stopped sooner? true or false? pushing the emergency stop button is the best way to halt a runaway escalator. the answer is false. the problem is a sudden accelerating escalator is. often caused when the gears detach from the gearbox. there s a stop at each end which stops the motor, but if the escalator equipment has become disconnected from the drive, the button is not going to do anything. you see escalators are more than just moving stairs. they are multi-ton moving machines that should be treated with the same respect as an automobile. to avoid injury or even death, remember these tips: hold children closely.
i still remember very clearly after hearing that sound the escalator started to speed up followed by a real sense of horror that actually we were accelerating. . is there even time to react? you re a father with young kids on a runaway escalator. what split second decision should you make? a, grab your kids and jump over the side railing. b, grab hold of the handrail and your kids and ride it to the bottom. or c, grab your kids and run back up to the top. in this case, going against the flow is a no-go as runaway escalators follow gravity down. the speed is great enough in a runaway situation that you really can t run up the stairs. you might grab a child and hold the child to reduce the impact or the effect on them when you land at the bottom. option c is out. standing near the top of the escalator with no time to think, peyton picks option a.
i still remember very clearly after hearing that sound the escalator started to speed up followed a real sense that we a suddenly accelerating. you re a father with young kids on a runaway escalator. what split second decision should you make? a, grab your kids and jump over the side railing. b, grab hold of the handrail and your kids and ride it to the bottom. or: run back up the escalator to the top. in this case, going against the flow is a no-go as runaway escalators follow gravity down. the speed of the equipment is great enough in a runaway situation that you really can t run up the stairs. you might grab a child and hold the child to reduce the impact or the affect on them when you land at the bottom. option c is out. standing near the top of the escalator with no time to think, peyton picks option a.
four other passengers are treated for minor injuries. but could these accidents have been stopped sooner? true or false? pushing the emergency stop button is the best way to halt a runaway escalator. the answer is false. the problem is a sudden accelerating escalator is what often what happens when the belt of the stairs detach from the conveyor belt. there s a stop at each end which stops the motor, but if the escalator equipment has become disconnected from the drive, the button is not going to do anything. you see escalators are more than just moving stairs. they re machines that should be treated with the same respect as an automobile. to avoid injury or even death, remember these tips hold children closely.