How safe are cable cars?
I was travelling from Singapore main land to Sentosa island using cable car. I never had problem flying or even skydiving. This cable car thing just didn't make me feel safe, I was literally terrified. Riding it many times didn't solve the problem :/
Q: How safe are cable cars? any statistics?
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Can cable cars fall?
At approximately 07:15 local time, when the cable car had traveled 500 metres (1,600 ft) from its starting point, the car detached from the cable and plunged 80 metres (260 ft) onto the rocky slopes of the valley beneath it. The cable car disintegrated on impact, killing everyone on board.What are the disadvantages of cable cars?
Disadvantages of the monocable aerial ropeway and bicable aerial ropeway include: weather-sensitive system, as safe operation cannot be maintained in the vent of high winds, heat cabins are hardly feasible.How safe is gondola?
In short, when compared to rail, trolley buses, auto buses and trams, funiculars and gondolas/aerial trams ranked the first and second safest amongst the transit technologies.How safe are ropeways?
Passenger ropeways are some of the safest forms of transportation. Safety and confidence in these systems has been achieved by combining technical advancements in design with a strong safety culture within the industry.How Cable Cars Work and Detach From The Cable
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