From Style-Dash:
Crocs cause 40 escalator accidents
| Posted Sep 10th 2007 5:34PM by Jonathon Morgan
Filed under: Shoes
As I've discussed, time and time again, Crocs are one of the 21st century's great fashion tragedies. They're unattractive, annoying, and simply refuse to go away. Wretch!
And today we learn that not only are they ugly, Crocs are also dangerous. The popular imitation clogs have recently been causing accidents on escalators in Japan -- so many, in fact, that the Japanese government has urged the public to be more careful when wearing the plastic monstrosities.
Apparently, the brightly-colored safety hazards have been getting caught in the moving stairs. Fortunately, most people have been escaping unscathed, but one 5-year-old girl broke her middle toe and had three of her toenails ripped off when she couldn't pull her foot out in time.
However, there is a plus side -- many of those involved reported that their Crocs were damaged in the accidents.
http://www.styledash.com/2007/09/10/...ator-accidents