To this day I have an escalator ritual that involves not stepping on the first step, standing exactly in the middle, holding the right rail with my left hand free, keeping all items of clothing (especially a scarf) far away from anything, and jumping off before the last step. Thanks, children's TV nonsense.
What's the betting jack got trapped by an escalator when she was nine, followed by being struck by lightning when she was ten, ending with an unfortunate incident with a pylon when she was eleven.