I don’t think people are saying in general that state inspectors are unethical. But when the only reason for ordering the inspections is political retribution, it tends to taint the entire process.
It was clearly a case of spalling which is not just cosmetic.
Maybe it's not based on a genuine need, but there IS a genuine need that the inspections might help.
So you agree that additional oversight of the Walt Disney World monorail by the Florida DOT is necessary for the safety of guests and Cast Members.
It's called a funicular railway. It is technically a railroad. And it was built by a rail company and operates like any other transit system that is a funicular railroad instead going horizontally instead of vertically. I used to work this attraction and it is, indeed, classified as a railroad.
So again.. something completely unrelated and/or not dependent on the idea of state oversight. So pretty much not a relevant example.
If it still weren't fixed as we speak, would you support at least a one-time FDOT inspection of the system, despite the political issues at play?
why does it have to be FDOT?
No you aren't allowed to 'suspect'. Clearly. /s
Because FDOT is the agency that will be conducting the inspections, if this legislation is approved.
The end does not justify the means.
Not just being cosmetic doesn’t mean there is an urgent risk. Structural concerns are not binary, they exist across a wide spectrum. The Surfside condominium tower that collapsed stood for decades with serious structural deficiencies. Spalling isn’t just cosmetic, efforts from design through maintenance should be undertaken to avoid it, it should be addressed promptly, but it is also often the result of the very nature of concrete.
The governor has stated, very openly, that the current push for oversight of which the monorail inspection is part is an attempt to “shake down poor Mickey for political concessions.” He wants to use punitive government interference to control the ideological content of Disney’s products. He has publically stated this.
you overestimate the state's ability to do the job better, let's look at the Freefall tower... the state inspected that and for whatever reason, maybe it wasn't often enough, but someone died cause the operators messed with the ride
Not really. For one, I’m not a big regulation guy. Second, I know legitimate remediation and repairs can also sometimes take longer than might be initially assumed.
We really don't know if this was a known issue that was already seen and deemed to be safe as well, until they got around to fixing it.
I'm sure the state inspectors, assuming they are knowledgeable as to structural integrity of concrete, would have intervened in the spalling issue.
