Filed under: stephanie fierman
Last week, almost three dozen people trying to enjoy themselves at the Bronx Zoo had to be rescued by emergency officials after being stuck for several hours in a “Skyfari” cable car suspended 100 feet in the air.
And what does the Department of Labor think was the problem? It says that a wheel on one of the ride’s 14 gondoloas slipped off its cable overhead. They think that a gust of wind was the cause of the mishap. Everyone is fine.
And now, gentle readers, I shall repeat the above two paragraphs as if I was speaking them to myself in my own head:
Last week, almost THREE DOZEN PEOPLE!! trying to enjoy themselves at the Bronx Zoo had to be RESCUED!! by emergency officials after being STUCK!! for several hours in a “Skyfari” cable car SUSPENDED 100 FEET!! in the air.
And what does the Department of Labor think was the problem? It says that a wheel on one of the ride’s 14 gondoloas SLIPPED OFF ITS CABLE!! overhead. They think that A GUST OF WIND!! was the cause of the mishap. [I would skip the "Everyone is fine" part.] GAHHHHHH!
Aside from my personal allergy to trams, how do you market one when a gust of wind can cause it to malfunction?? This was not a freak tornado, or an earthquake in the Bronx, or King Kong using his pinky to pluck the car off its cable… it was WIND. And last I checked, wind happens alot.
Should they say “Come See The Animals! (On A Breezefree Day…)” Or add “unless its windy” to their current line, “Why walk when you can fly?”
Tough break!
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Stephanie – I can with all probablity say that a simple gust of wind probably did not cause the Skyfari stoppage (according to local tram operators) and that the Roosevelt Island Tram would never be affected unless the winds were in excess of 30 mph in which case service is suspended until such winds were to subside. Please feel free to still visit us as we can also be reached by subway and by cars via our bridge from LIC. Be well.
Comment by Roosevelt Island 360 (Eric) 07.15.08 @ 8:42 amLeave a comment
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