Warning about Crocs shoes and escalator accidents

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Warning about Crocs shoes and escalator accidents

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The increasingly popular colourful 'Crocs' have come under fire

because they have apparently been the cause of a number of escalator

accidents involving young children.

It seems the soft, lightweight, plastic clogs which are made from

synthetic resin, are easily caught in the cracks of an escalator and

children as young as 2 years have suffered serious toe and foot

injuries as a result.

Apparently Crocs were originally designed as a boating shoe because

of their non-marking, slip-resistant soles.

Subway officials at Washington, D.C. say incidents of trapped Crocs

are happening so often that they have erected signs warning

travelers not to wear such shoes on escalators; though Crocs are not

mentioned by name, the warnings feature a picture of a crocodile.

Authorities too at Atlanta airport say they have had five recent

accidents involving the shoes.

Crocs say their shoes are completely safe, and suggest that the

rising number of accidents may be down to poorly maintained

escalators.