Sudden Impact

Overview

Cable cars in Pakistan stranded passengers above mountains, and in Turkey, a cable car saw some riders fall, while en route to a 620-meter peak. Why did these failures happen when cable cars are 10 times safer than cars? Two UK airport car park fires scorch thousands of cars. In Spain, flash floods hit Valencia, with preventable deaths. Romania’s new Braila Bridge cracked despite 6,000 tonnes of cables. In Serbia, a rail canopy collapsed, sparking protests. Boston’s Hancock Tower had shaky beginnings, going from bad to worse. The brains behind Britain's bike paths, gets bashed.