Colorful Crocs—those pliable, plastic gardening clogs that are all the rage with kids and adults these days—may be hazardous to your health.
Recently, there have been so many reports of kids' feet getting caught in escalators while wearing Crocs that the manufacturer is starting to put escalator warnings tags on each pair. Kids' shoes are getting stuck between the steps and along the sides of escalators, sometimes taking their little toes with them. But, any floppy shoe can get caught in escalators, not just Crocs.
I'm thinking about my own childhood growing up in Hawaii where everyone pretty much only wears flip-flops (slippers). Getting a slipper yanked off while on an escalator seemed to be a rite of passage, but I can't remember anyone ever getting seriously hurt. Back then no parents ever raised alarms about it. A pointed, "See what happens when you don't pay attention?" probably went a long way to prevent serious injuries.
Parents are advised to use caution on escalators with their Croc-adorned children. Or, take the stairs.
