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There was one at the university (in the UK) my Dad worked at that was used for years with zero incidents.

Lots of things from chain saws to hover mowers, or cars for that matter, are unsafe if not used with due regard for safety.

Essex still has theirs, in the library: https://library.essex.ac.uk/paternoster

According to that link there's only two left in the UK now.

The one I was referring to was at Durham university, but it's not showing up via Google, so I guess it's no longer there.

You never used one? https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ro3Fc_yG3p0

It will come back with a vengeance: https://elevatorworld.com/article/a-paternoster-for-the-futu...

for 3 years i worked in a building with one. it was the best part of coming in in the morning and super fun. no accidents that i noticed in the time i was there.

Perfectly safe. As long as you get off at the last floor of course, lest you end up in The Backrooms.