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Otis DEATH TRAP Service Elevators at the Fiesta Americana Hotel, Puerto Vallarta, Mexico

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Uploaded by on Nov 26, 2009

Why are these death traps? They have NO door sensors. If you don't move out the second they open (as I demonstrated in this video), they WILL close on you. Also, the call buttons on many floors are damaged or completely gone (as you will also see) which is a very bad electrocution hazard. These elevators also stop VERY hard. I may try an impact cam on these at some point.

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  • how do they pass inspection? or do they not inspect elevators in mexico?

  • @the731272 I don't know if they do formal inspections.

    I have noticed that hotel maintenance sometimes works on the elevators down there, versus having a mechanic from the company come out.

  • I don't know where this guy was at, but THAT was most assuredly NOT the Fiesta Americana. It doesn't look anything like the dive in this video...

  • @vidverm Unless you wandered through the service corridors, I'm not surprised that you wouldn't recognize this. It's down the hall to the right of the passenger elevator lobby behind a door on any guest room floor. You have to remember that these are the SERVICE elevators, not the passenger ones. I'm an elevator enthusiast, which explains why I went through the trouble to find and ride these.

  • Did you play it safe and take the stairs back down? What year were these installed?

  • actually, my room was on 9. And I have no idea when this place was built.

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  • Can you get a retake?

  • thats why i hate elevators. Jesus that scared the shit out of me.

  • Elevator serivces needs updated with renew one better than this. These is look likes a monster elevator, that was guess that!

  • The jaws of oblivion.

  • take the stairs you lazies!

  • This, if anything, is a real death trap! You have the perfect right! :D

  • There is missing call the button the lift, why remove call the button, should put some button place in the elevator. That might be could affect getting electric shock! You've been care of it! That was scary to startled to noise elevator sliding doors like a death trapped!!!

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