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I think the parent means why not have a safety mechanism stopping the counterweight from falling? That would stop the lift shooting up.



My answer also meant to address that :-). I meant: There are plenty of technical ways to implement it (and the parent proposes a good one) but its not mandatory to do so, it costs money, and therefore its simply not implemented most of the time.


Because it costs money and isn't mandated by pesky regulations.




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