 Here's something to think about the next time you get on an escalator. We are apparently using them all wrong. WTOP's John Doman explains why this may change things for all of us on Metro. Riding on an escalator, you just know. Walk left, stand right. What if I told you that's wrong? If you let people walk on the left, stand on the right during the most congested times, it's not a very efficient way of clearing the platforms.