Another Terrifying Vertical People Mover - The Belt ManliftBy Will Smith Earlier this week, we discussed the paternoster a terrifying elevator analogue found in Europe. Earlier today, Tested reader Nick shared something even more terrifying with me: the belt manlift. Essentially just a series of handholds and platforms attached to a large rubber belt, the manlift seems to be used mostly on construction sites and in parking garages. Unlike the paternoster, if you go "over the top" on a manlift, you're going to have a bad time.