Escalators of Indonesia

Do escalators you encounter generally always run? In my experience in the US this is usually the case. Here, most elevators save energy by sitting still, or moving very, very slowly, waiting for a passenger. Once the passenger steps onto the escalator, it turns on, ramps up, and off you go.Most of the time the movement is slow but at one mall here they seem to move more quickly. This whole process was a little disconcerting at first but we've gotten used to it. You step on and wait for a potential quick start up.One word of caution, sometimes when the escalator is stopped it is because it isn't working.One gets on, waits and realizes oops and then starts walking.The whole time though, waiting for it to start, just in case.Of course, if the mall is very busy and packed with people the escalators do run continuously because there are non-stop passengers.We tried to capture this interesting escalator ride in a short video.We were only marginally successful with the video, but are sharing it anyway.