What is a Moving Walkway?
A moving walkway is a large conveyor belt upon which people are propelled forward, and sometimes upward. The moving walkway is frequently seen in airports, lessening the distance one must walk to get from one area of a large airport to another. Similar to the moving walkway is the escalator, which saves climbing stairs. A moving walkway differs from the escalator because even when it ascends it does not feature the staircase style of the escalator. Moving walkways usually are one of two types. To many the most familiar is the rubbery conveyor belt type that may feel a little bouncy as one stands or walks on it. Another type of moving walkway, called the Pallet Type, features metal plates that blend together. Most variants of the moving walkway have handrails, which can improve safety, particularly if the walkway comes to a complete stop. Since the 1980s, efforts in design of the moving walkway have been toward increasing its speed. The moving walking installed at the Montparnasse- Bien
