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Re: [angry] Rappeling accident - Ouray ice park. Mistook 15' mark for middle mark.:
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notapplicable
Feb 18, 2009, 9:04 PM
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angry wrote: It wouldn't be too far to go to issue an industry wide recall on all ropes with end marks. They're not safe at any speed.
On this I'm a bit ambivalent simply because they aren't, in any real sense, a defective product. I just can't believe the manufacturers haven't halted production of their own free will. I'm not a big advocate of regulatory intervention but in this case I think it's needed since the industry won't do it on their own.
Whats strange is that as much of a no brainer as this seems to be, the population of the Knob is split right down the middle on the issue of stopping production despite more than 2/5 of them saying that the marks are dangerous.
Poll: Should rope manufacturers stop selling ropes with end markings?
Yes 41 / 35%
Not sure, but leaning toward "yes" 10 / 8%
Completely undecided 14 / 12%
Not sure, but leaning toward "no" 10 / 8%
No 43 / 36%
Poll: Marking on ropes, is it safe or unsafe
Safe 11 / 61%
Unsafe 7 / 39%
(This post was edited by notapplicable on Feb 18, 2009, 9:32 PM)
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