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by chralieboy 4004 days ago
The article cites no statistics on actual injuries. Neither do the politicians wanting to ban them out of safety concerns. For something around for this long, you'd think they'd be able to at least give an example of someone getting hurt.
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sorbits 4004 days ago
Denmark had a fatal accident a month ago involving a 80 year old man who got his head stuck.

But beyond that episode, I know of no statistics.

Article in Danish: http://ekstrabladet.dk/112/80-aarig-draebt-i-elevator-paa-ax...

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guard-of-terra 4004 days ago
I've witnessed one of those in one remarkable constructivist building. It was closed down in some distant past because somebody actually got seriously hurt.

It also had round "slopecase" instead of staircases. This thing was surprisingly cool.

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