[KC Burke]

elevators are engineering marvels.

perfected every decade, we now take their reliability for granted but think of the number of trips and the low percentage of minor failures and infinitesimal small percentage of major failures.

[Atlas Sneezed]

perfected every decade, we now take their reliability for granted but think of the number of trips and the low percentage of minor failures and infinitesimal small percentage of major failures.

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I understand that per passenger mile, they are the safest mode of transport there is, including walking.

[jumpingcholla34]

"We now take their reliability for granted . . ."

Except the elevators on the DC Metro train system. Every day they post a list of "elevator outages" so disabled people will know to avoid those stations. And the damned things only go two or three stories!