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Default Why are stairlifts so slow?

On Wed, 10 Jun 2020 03:30:35 +0100, Ed Pawlowski wrote:

On 6/9/2020 10:08 PM, Andy wrote:
On Wednesday, May 20, 2020 at 7:32:52 PM UTC-5, Commander Kinsey wrote:
Why are stairlifts so slow? A whole minute to get upstairs is not acceptable for an old person desperate for the toilet.


Stairlifts are not race cars.

Andy

Some older people have brittle bones. The G-force from a fast lift
could fracture them. It would be like the space launch last week.


I'm talking about changing 0.5mph to 1mph.