How to operate an Elevator:
General Elevator Etiquette overview;
- An elevator is a public transportation device that is built around the principals of
moving people between floors in a holistically efficient manner.
- You must never press the up button when you are attempting to go down.
- You must never press the down button when you are attempting to go up.
- You must never press a floor selector button unless you plan to exit on that floor.
- Cell phone usage, or personal conversation is not appropriate on the elevator while others are present.
- Eating and drinking on an elevator with unknown passengers is not acceptable.
Pre-entry checklist;
- (A) Determine current location
- (B) Determine desired location
- Using the information determined from steps 1 and 2
Using the numbers determined in steps one and two;
- If A > B press the down button.
- If A < B press the up button.
Operational / Etiquette note: It is NOT acceptable at any time
to press both the up and down buttons.
After entering the elevator;
- Locate control panel
- Determine security mechanism in place designed to control floor access.
Examples:
- Card swipe required to activate floor?
- Code required to be keyed in on keypad to activate floor?
- Using (B) determined above, press button.
- Successful floor selection is usually identified by an indicator
light that stays lit signaling that the floor was selected.
- If the floor light does not stay lit and/or the elevator does not move,
return to step two.
- Arrive on desired floor.
- People exiting elevator have right of way; if someone tries to enter the
elevator before allowing you to exit run them over.
- Exit elevator
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