I think it means there is no backwards. If you’re going down the stairs, stop and turn around, you’re facing forward in the up direction. You could walk backward on stairs but not stand backward.
But, this is true of most places you stand. Sidewalks, middle of your living room, in a park. You can only stand backwards in places that have a specific direction to stand, such as in a line, an elevator, a classroom.
Standing on stairs in both directions is a correct orientation, either to go up or down (unless it’s single direction stairs of course). The only “wrong” way to do it is sideways, there is no “backwards”.
What does this mean
I think it means there is no backwards. If you’re going down the stairs, stop and turn around, you’re facing forward in the up direction. You could walk backward on stairs but not stand backward.
But, this is true of most places you stand. Sidewalks, middle of your living room, in a park. You can only stand backwards in places that have a specific direction to stand, such as in a line, an elevator, a classroom.
elevators with rear doors:
Can’t stand backwards on stairs. It’s immoral, they’ll arrest you
Standing on stairs in both directions is a correct orientation, either to go up or down (unless it’s single direction stairs of course). The only “wrong” way to do it is sideways, there is no “backwards”.
Well, that’s not true. The correct orientation is “facing the direction that I’m going”.
I could stand on stairs in either direction, but I’m not sure how to stand in both simultaneously.
I now want to use all stairs as sideways as possible. I will be doing this the next time im in public. Someone needs to be the crazy one.