We had a false alarm go off in the building where I work last week. The elevators automatically shut down forcing the use of the fire escapes. The building is 22 floors. I was lucky in that I’d just taken the elevator to the first floor to step outside on a break. When they finally let us back in, I wondered what someone with mobility issues is expected to do had the building been on fire. Just die? Have a kind soul carry them? With most people wfh at least a couple of days per week, this seems really dangerous for anyone who might get stranded.
I can help carry an old fashioned wheelchair down a staircase, but fancy electric ones can weigh hundreds of kilos.
An evacuation chair seems like a much better solution there.
In an evacuation, the chair is left behind.
Yea, they meant carry the person. I guess don’t be disabled and fat.
There should be a warning sign for that: «Don’t get up on high floors if you are disabled or fat or be prepared to be left behind»
“Hold my beer”
-Carson Briere, college douchebag who threw a wheelchair down a staircase