Shoe strings would most likely break before any real harm was done, probably just make you fall on your face. Flip flops and sandals are a real danger, you can lose a toe or a chunk of your foot.
It happened to me, the shoe strings didn’t break but they got ripped out of the holes one by one. I don’t know if I trashed the sneakers but I’ll post them if I find them.
On a local emergency TV program someone got stuck with their back caught in the metal teeth at the bottom. They had to manually reverse the escalator to free him. Injuries are unlikely and rare but the chance is not zero.
Shoe strings would most likely break before any real harm was done, probably just make you fall on your face. Flip flops and sandals are a real danger, you can lose a toe or a chunk of your foot.
It happened to me, the shoe strings didn’t break but they got ripped out of the holes one by one. I don’t know if I trashed the sneakers but I’ll post them if I find them.
Surr, you fall on your face, then it gets munched by the escalator!
On a local emergency TV program someone got stuck with their back caught in the metal teeth at the bottom. They had to manually reverse the escalator to free him. Injuries are unlikely and rare but the chance is not zero.