When elevators attack I.

• Author: Peters, Charles
• Position: Tilting at Windmills - Brief article

Have you ever wondered about those inspection certificates in elevators? I have, especially after a new story about some poor soul falling down an elevator shaft after the door had been left open or the elevator itself suddenly plummeting to the basement. The sign that always leaves me a little nervous is the one that says, "Inspection certificate available in manager's office." If I'm already in the elevator, I'd like to see the real thing.

Well it turns out that if you live in Washington, D.C., you're right to be...