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Escalator Police: A Documentary On the Left Side

Public Space2 min readUpdated 4 October 2026

Streets, markets, parks and the weather — Public Space · section picture · **Marcin Konsek** · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Wikimedia Commons

This page was published on this domain in its earlier life as a Kuala Lumpur community blog. It is kept here, in the words of the original post, as a record of a public street event. Five Foot Way did not organise it and has no connection to whoever did.

Our own guide to the subject: Walking Between Stations.

There are many things about our country that we complain about, and most of these things are out of our immediate control. But what about the things that are? Simple things like holding the door open for the person behind us, not littering in public areas, or even standing on the left while riding the escalator (so as not to obstruct walking traffic).

Whether or not you choose to dedicate your entire life to teaching these simple things, or just practising it whenever you can, is equally important in enacting a positive change within our country. That was what we were inspired to achieve through this video project while having a little fun with it. This ‘documentary’ was made to highlight some of the things we Malaysians are often ignorant of without being too overly PSA-ish.

It was a fun two day shoot in making this video project happen with the many people behind them. A big thank you to Rapid KL for allowing us to shoot the video at their numerous LRT stations and BAC College for allowing us into their classrooms. Not to forget the many hearts, hands and minds behind the production of Escalator Police – A Documentary On the Left Side.

Thanks for watching.

BE the change you wish to see in the world – Mahatma Gandhi