Crocs Still As Dangerous As Ever?
About a year ago, I posted an incident that happened to my daughter at the mall. She was wearing her pink crocs when it got caught in the escalator. After reading other incidents similar to ours, I thought for sure that the company behind crocs would have done something about it. Now, a year later, I am dismayed to read about another similar incident. This was brought to my attention by a reader, Michael. (Thanks!)
Here’s an excerpt of the article that was published on CBS4:
A child’s Crocs shoe was sucked up into an escalator at a Denver area shopping mall Wednesday afternoon. The 4-year old was not hurt, but his shoes are a little worse for wear and he was shaken up a bit.
It happened as Blake Schalk was riding down the escalator near Macy’s at Flatiron Crossing in Broomfield with his aunt and uncle, according to his family. Blake told them his shoe was getting tighter. That’s when they noticed the escalator chewing up the Crocs shoe.
Blake’s dad, Matt Schalk, told CBS4 “It was on the side of the escalator, between the wall and the escalator, not the top or the bottom.”
Blake’s aunt pulled him to safety. That’s when the escalator shut down. It was closed for 2 hours for repairs.
WOW – I just cannot imagine shoes being chewed up by “the side of the escalator.” It seems to me that aside from its aesthetics, there REALLY is something wrong with crocs!!!
June 6, 2008 at 1:16 pm
Great post. My kids are only allowed to wear their crocs at poolside - from when they get out of the pool to go into the change room. Once they’re dressed they change into more “walking friendly” shoes. I find that crocs are handy if you want something fast to slip on their feet when they get out of the water, but they’re awful to walk long distances in: as in, my four year old keeps tripping when he wears them.
June 22, 2008 at 2:30 pm
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July 3, 2008 at 4:41 pm
According to a report from ABC news:
“It’s not just Crocs that pose a danger — any soft, pliable shoe, even flip-flops, can be dangerous on an escalator. ”
“The Consumer Product Safety Commission estimates about 10,000 people go to the emergency room every year after accidents on escalators. Of those, 20 percent involved having hands, feet or shoes trapped.”
I think it is unfair for Crocs to bare the burden of this problem when it is basically any soft pliable shoe that is dangerous on escalotors and moving walkways. I think one of the biggest attractions to Crocs is the soft pliable material that they are made of. The only thing they could change to make them safer is the material and then what would be the point of having them anyway.
And I dont mean to be condesending but I don’t think it would kill any of us to take the stairs.
July 11, 2008 at 11:18 am
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July 11, 2008 at 11:19 am
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