Miami pedestrian bridge collapse

[Industrial Toys]

I watched a documentary on the worlds tallest bridge in France. The designer claimed it was 'important" for it to appear to be as delicate as a butterfly or some such thing. I'm not holding my breath for that one to stay up either!

 

[prichard]

The National Transportation Safety Board said on Thursday that "design errors" were found in a pedestrian bridge that collapsed in March at Florida International University, killing six people and injuring eight.

The NTSB said Thursday it had not made any conclusions about the probable cause of the collapse...

They are saying there were design errors but they don't know the cause? That's a bit of either CYA or releasing info that shouldn't be released. Or maybe just bad reporting.

 

[Diggin It]

^^ You can die of heart attack brought on by any combination of factors including lifestyle or diet 'errors', but they may not be able to pinpoint any one direct cause.

 

[ruffdog]

When is the FIU bridge good-ol-boys club going to crumble like their bridge did? People died and they didn't like how photos of the cracks were "accidentally" released? Like the attorney for the one family said, everyone involved with installing that bridge has some liability for the deaths.

Feds: Collapsed FIU bridge had design flaws | Miami Herald

 

[Industrial Toys]

I have heard nothing about this since the time of the accident. I did hear just tonight that this bridge had been touted as the "feminist" bridge. Female design team or something like that. IS THIS TRUE? If it is, why is this the first I have heard this?

 

[bcp]

Links pro and con:

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'Female-Led' Company Didn't Build Collapsed Bridge - FactCheck.org

Was an All-Female Construction Company Responsible for the FIU-Sweetwater Bridge Collapse?

Bruce

 

[California]

Links pro and con:

[Link to hate site removed. They don't need more traffic. Was ...] Collapsed FIU Bridge Built By Radical Anti-White Feminist Company Who BRAGGED About Hiring unqualified Minority Employees

'Female-Led' Company Didn't Build Collapsed Bridge - FactCheck.org

Was an All-Female Construction Company Responsible for the FIU-Sweetwater Bridge Collapse?

Bruce

Columbia Journalism Review has En-Volve classified in their 'Fake-news, clickbait, and hate sites' category.

Snopes: "In a statement emailed to FactCheck.org by a company spokesman, MCM President Jorge Munilla said the stories circulating spewed hate against women and minorities while promoting white supremacy, which we will not tolerate as a company".

IT I think you need to re-appraise your sources of news. There are actors out there trying to make us fear one another. Looks like you might have found one.

 

[deezler]

I suggest you both delete your links to the enVolve story, which is frankly just disgusting. No need to send them any more web traffic. Clearly debunked.

 

[Muhammad]

I suggest you both delete your links to the enVolve story, which is frankly just disgusting. No need to send them any more web traffic. Clearly debunked.

This is how people wind up believing things that aren't true. Starts with a fake story, then gets shared, nobody bothers to dig down and find the truth, and then before you know it people are passing the fiction off as fact.

 

[ArlyA]

Like repeating fake news over and over again?? :thumbdown: