Woman killed by lift.

[zeitghost]

Gruesome elevator accidents that killed a woman, maimed another betray NY residents’ fear - The Washington Post



Gruesome Elevator Accidents Reveal New York Nightmare | Fox News

[NotAllThere]

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[SimonMac]

No pictures?

[TimberWolf]

A good point was made about stairs. Likely far more people are killed or injured by those things than lifts. Although admittedly they don't drag you up 8 floors on the whole, escalators excepted.

[gingerjedi]

A good point was made about stairs. Likely far more people are killed or injured by those things than lifts. Although admittedly they don't drag you up 8 floors on the whole, escalators excepted.

But stairs prevent obesity and diabetes, you need to factor that in.

[NickFitz]

But stairs prevent obesity and diabetes, you need to factor that in.

[MarillionFan]

So what's the deal with these elevators?

Did they have poor upbringings? Is this an example of society letting them down? I think New Labour need to throw some money at it.

[BrilloPad]

I believe the only time that an elevtor has plunged is when a B52 crashed into the Empire State building?

[TimberWolf]

So what's the deal with these elevators?

Did they have poor upbringings? Is this an example of society letting them down? I think New Labour need to throw some money at it.

I'm verging on blaming women's shoes and perhaps shoes in general. It's high time cobblers were brought to task for crimes against humanity, or feet at the very least.

[VectraMan]

Lifts have always scared me. With stairs, and with most potentially dangerous things like trains, cars, blow torches etc., you can see the risks; you can see what's going on and take extra care.

But with a lift you sit behind the doors, and when the doors open there's an inviting little room that magically transports you somewhere else. You can't see the 200 ft lift shaft, or the gears, or all the different things that could potentially slice and dice your soft human body.

If you think about it, as you step between floor and lift, all that stops the lift moving whilst the doors are open is a control system. That's a couple of switches, some electronics, and in modern systems it's probably all software. And it only has to fail once, and they'll be cleaning you out of the workings for the next 2 weeks.

I think I'd rather stick to the stairs, even if it means the occasional twisted ankle.