There are at least three good articles that may end up changing the way elevator/escalator maintenance and repair is billed at as a federal lawsuit is launched due to an elevator being down in a senior housing facility. Another proposed law in Canada may require that buildings have at least one elevator working at all times which I believe is a great idea. The realities however to ensuring that this law is enforced and elevators do not go down for long periods of time will come at a price. Typically to the tenants and building owners as someone is going to have to pick up the tab for doing so. The other news story which went viral was a video of what in some idiot who thought it might be a good idea to use an escalator as a slide. This is the perfect example of Darwinism in its finest and caught on video.
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Broken elevators leave seniors stranded
Ministry proposes additional safety features for escalators
Cymbrowitz pushes MTA to build elevators
Chinese mans spends a lot for illegal elevator
Lots of money in tabloid photos
Artists get stalled in elevator prior to Grammys
New law would protect tenants in smaller buildings from outages
Maintenance for campus elevators ‘above average’
Broken elevator leads to federal lawsuit
Escalator safety program in the works
Mom wants escalator fixed for daughter with seizure disorder
Escalator mishaps: An urban parenting woe