Crocs and Escalators Are Dangerous Together
When I was very young my mother worked part time in retail. One night she came home and warned us to be very careful on escalators. That night she had seen a boy get his sneaker caught in the teeth of the escalator and it took a long time to free him and his poor toes. I am still aware of that story as I teach my children how to use the escalator.
Apparently if you wear the popular shoe Crocs, your chance of getting your shoe caught in the escalator is elevated. In the past couple of years “shoe entrapments” have happened all over the world. The U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission said escalator accidents caused more than 10,000 injuries last year, but there is very few records of specific shoe problems. Now subways and some stores are warning to be careful on escalators if you are wearing soft sole shoes.
Have you heard of these escalator/shoe problems before? My daughter loves them so I will still let her wear them wherever we go, but I will take the escalator!
escalator injuries, crocs, dangerous kid’s shoes, kid’s shoes, children’s safety, escalators, parenting
November 5th, 2007 at 11:29 am
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