The weirdest lift for a Sports Direct (Sports Direct Trafford)

What is this 😂

[@TheKurtsPlaceChannel]

Very entertaining and fun to watch. Thanks for posting this.

[@dennyfrontier]

You better watch out, thats the kind of shit that will take you to the backrooms

[@psirvent8]

This is a platform lift for wheelchair users. Nothing weird to me. Except the lights on the top of the shaft aren't working and the lift keeps moving when you let go of the button despite the sign telling you to hold it down.

[@foxslifts]

Yes, but it has a very wierd design and its unusual for this chain of shops to have this lift

[@dieseldragon6756]

Looking at the design, I think someone needs to make sure this one's (re)programmed correctly. An open platform needs an immediate safety stop (e.g: By releasing the _Hold to operate_ button) which this one doesn't have, suggesting it's not safe for public use. ⚠

[@foxslifts]

@@dieseldragon6756 For some reason, on the outside on each floor, there is a stop button below the call button (but it actually releases the interlock for the door when the lift is at the floor, not stop the lift whilst it is moving)

[@dieseldragon6756]

@@foxslifts The exterior controls (I think) are provided so the lift can be operated by an appropriate person when carrying somebody not sufficiently capable to operate the lift themselves, which is also why the door at the top gives a clear view of the platform and the shaft - It's an external operators station. I don't know if the lift can be operated that way by the public though - It probably needs the operators key. 🔑 Either way: AFAIK this type is _supposed_ to stop immediately if the _Operate_ button is released (i.e: If the user becomes aware of a reason why it needs to stop e.g. entrapment of clothing) which is why it concerns me a lot that this one doesn't. ⚠

[@Radnugget]

those are just super cheap elevators that make it easy to be wheel chair accessible

[@MaxxJagX]

Don't be claustrophobic. Also not sure how two people could fit there, or 1 wheelchair and person.

[@liftsincornwall5981]

The Sport Direct at Bristol Cribs has a very similar lift

[@zhou_sei]

so what happens to my finger if i'm clumsy and brace myself on the wrong... something or other during the up ride?

[@foxslifts]

Who knows 😂😂

[@Bobo-ox7fj]

Looks and sounds like a cheap little hydraulic lift. If you're going to force companies to modify their buildings to make them accessible to people who have zero overlap with their target market, you'll get cheap, barely-suitable solutions.

[@dieseldragon6756]

I dunno about _zero_ overlap: Many wheelchair users do upper-body sports which don't require any leg/walking ability at all. They go into Sports Direct a _lot_ more than I do...

[@foxslifts]

It's a very odd choice to install this. Most sports direct for this job would have got a Stannah passenger lift