#Vernacular Cable Car

Jul 17, 2012
Economics, Safety

What Can We Learn From The Pakistan Cable Car Accident?

As we’ve demonstrated before, cable cars, ropeways and gondolas are amongst the safest transit technologies in the world. But that doesn’t mean accidents don’t happen. A few days ago in Pakistan a cable car system snapped, sending 8 passengers plunging into the swollen Indus river below. No survivors were reported. A similar incident occurred last...

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