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Crocs are bad...at least little kids. There is a reason why most schools don't allow kids to wear them to school. They are prone to tripping in them. They cause all sorts of accidents. Plus the whole escalators might maim your kid wearing them.
I wont lie, my kids have worn them since they were maybe 4 or 5. Nice summer shoe. They have different "styles" to fit different types of feet.
I always carry a 2 year old on the escalator. They don't have the motor skills at that age to be safe. At about age 4 I let them walk on but only while holding my hand & first we practice "1-2-3 & step", I hold one hand while they hold the rail & then "1-2-3 & step" again to get off.
My kids are a year apart and I think I carried them both until the oldest was about 4 and wanted to do it himself. Then I carried my younger (daughter) until she was 7 or 8 cause she was afraid of them. Even carrying diaper bags and folded up strollers I would carry my toddlers. I don't know, it seems weird to me to let a 2 year old walk on an escalator. They don't seem very safe to me.
Im thinking about it...would I sue? Most likely not. I have had reason to sue before and haven't done it. I just don't want the head ache. But if my kid's foot was crushed and they needed more medical care then I could afford, I might. I don't know if that is the case here. Doesn't sound like it.
Those that do are designed to block access to closed off areas, like closed airport terminals.
Regular escalators just turn into stairs when power is off.
I know they don't. But the one I referenced did. With thirty or forty people and their luggage on it. I posted a link up thread.
I don't know what exactly happened to this little kid, except that he's in danger of losing his foot because it was mangled and apparently the skin grafts had some complications. Were crocs to blame? I don't know. Was the escalator to blame? I don't know. I do know it wasn't the fault of a two year old.
I still don't like escalators. I take the stairs or an elevator if possible.
It's been well known for years that wearing crocs on escalators is dangerous. I'd like to know, in what way was this escalator malfunctioning? As someone who has been in retail management, I can't even begin to count the number of times I've seen someone do or wear something stupid on an escalator. The worst are the parents who try to put a baby stroller on the escalator, despite the fact that signs very clearly forbid it, and the elevator was only a few feet away. In my experience, about 95% of the parents who I very politely asked not to get on the escalator with a stroller got very angry and did it anyway. Apparently, the fact that an escalator is 10,000 lbs of moving steel, and that their young child could be in danger, wasn't as important to them as them being right and having the right to do whatever they damn well felt like. I've seen my share of escalator accidents, and many of them were due to children wearing crocs.
Surprised the escalator firm wasn't sued. Usually several parties are, and lawyers are looking for deep pockets to get an out of court settlement. I once worked for a machine tool company and they were always getting sued. Injuries were usually due to misuse.
It's been well known for years that wearing crocs on escalators is dangerous. I'd like to know, in what way was this escalator malfunctioning? As someone who has been in retail management, I can't even begin to count the number of times I've seen someone do or wear something stupid on an escalator. The worst are the parents who try to put a baby stroller on the escalator, despite the fact that signs very clearly forbid it, and the elevator was only a few feet away. In my experience, about 95% of the parents who I very politely asked not to get on the escalator with a stroller got very angry and did it anyway. Apparently, the fact that an escalator is 10,000 lbs of moving steel, and that their young child could be in danger, wasn't as important to them as them being right and having the right to do whatever they damn well felt like. I've seen my share of escalator accidents, and many of them were due to children wearing crocs.
What happened in the accidents you saw? Do the crocs get caught in the grooves? One of the articles mentioned a sticking problem.
I had honestly never heard of this before, but my kids were grown before Crocs became a thing, and I don't watch much tv news.
It's usually someone else's fault. Personal responsibility is almost non-existent in this country.
Not true. It everyone who got hurt somewhere sued, almost everyone you know would be suing someone. I would personally have at least 5 suits going right now.
It wouldn't make the news either. Everyone would be suing everyone and it wouldn't garner any attention at all.
You guys realize that you'll make a thread that's 3000+ posts long deriding this lawsuit and in the meantime some jury will be assembled where they look at the kid with a tear running down his cheek and award the parents $30 million, right? I'm just making sure you guys are aware of that.
escalators are extremely dangerous, once one stopped when I was on it and I was stuck there for almost an hour until a fireman came and carried me to safety
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