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Ever since that one show about lawyers (can't remember the name) killed off one of their main characters by having her step into an empty elevator shaft - I am totally paranoid about making sure the elevator is actually THERE before I step in.
Having been in several head on physical bumpings when people can't wait to get on the elevator to even SEE if someone is getting off is my pet peeve.
That's why I believe this woman did NOT intend for this, she just didn't look first....
Ever since that one show about lawyers (can't remember the name) killed off one of their main characters by having her step into an empty elevator shaft - I am totally paranoid about making sure the elevator is actually THERE before I step in.
L.A. Law - I can still see that scene in my mind, it really freaked me out.
Happened to a doctor in Texas, decapitated him and the head went into the elevator with a passenger or two in it that would have been showered in gore.
How horrific to be one of the passengers on the elevator and have to witness that!
Happened to a doctor in Texas, decapitated him and the head went into the elevator with a passenger or two in it that would have been showered in gore.
I remember that well. The maintenance came that day (it was a weekend) and had disabled the sensors that make the doors open if something is in their way. He darted in, thinking it would open, like they are supposed to. They didn't. The woman in the elevator was stuck for a couple hours with his head. Or that is what I was told by someone who knew the person in the elevator.
Elevator Decapitation : snopes.com has some different details about why it happened. But it really, really sunk in to me never to mess around with elevators. Don't dart in. Don't try to stop an elevator. So scary.
I'm not one for lawsuits, but this story begs for one. When an elevator door opens, you have every right to expect safe entry into the thing. You expect the thing to do what it was intended to do.
I'm not one for lawsuits, but this story begs for one. When an elevator door opens, you have every right to expect safe entry into the thing. You expect the thing to do what it was intended to do.
I agree but there will always be a chance machines and technology won't function properly, so you still need to be observant. Even with careful maintenance these things can malfunction. They're machines and statistically they're going to fail at some point, somewhere. Even though I should expect elevators to work properly I know that they may not always, and I don't like elevators to begin with so personally I am pretty cautious with them. I'm not going to be an idiot and step onto or into things without paying attention just because they "should" work. I'm even careful on escalators.
It does seem in this situation though that the elevators weren't looked at diligently enough. There was probably negligence.
She must have been completely distracted (looking at something else). I always look in an elevator to see who else is inside. I would think especially when pushing a stroller in fron of you. Do you really just push a stroller into someone's shins?
I am surprised that anyone would push a stroller or wheelchair straight into an elevator.
It's wiser to check out your surroundings and then to back into the elevator. Then, when you reach your destination floor, you can push straight out.
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