Not giving CNN a click so can you tell us how the child died?
But, it’s perfectly okay for kids to be near treadmills before they die, right?
Thanks. Saw that on family texts a couple of hours ago. Family members have Pelotons and the stock. They love them. This will be interesting.
Treadmills can be tricky if you haven’t quite figured out how to safely dismount them. The best way is to cut the power off and just keep walking, waiting until it comes to a full stop.
Many people don’t want to wait that long, so they’ll devise other ways to leave the machine. If one is not in coordination with that ever moving belt, you could easily find yourself thrown off the horse, so to speak.
At one time I had a treadmill. It was in the basement Family Room, next to the bar. The cat liked to sit on the bar and watch me run.
One day, he decided to jump on my shoulders from the bar, then fell off, hit the treadmill belt and was flung into the wall behind us. WHOMP!
He only did that once. (He was OK; lived to a ripe old age.)
Sorry this family is going through this. Maybe Harry Reid can advise them on these types of accidents. ;)
Treadmills are a bigger danger to toddlers than COVID ever was.
Are we banning treadmills anytime soon?
My 6 year old granddaughter loves my treadmill and begs to use it whenever she’s over. I guess I’ll “forget” where I put the safety key next time she visits. Sigh.
While tragic, I can't get too wound up about things like this. There has been an endless quest for safety for decades now. It is not psychologically healthy. It was completely different than when I was growing up. So much less to worry about because you never heard of about these things - it certainly was not national news.
I want them to design a new model called the Pelositon,, put Pelosi on it and turn up the speed .
So sorry for the kid though, Horrible. Who would do such a thing, no common sense?
Dislike Peleton because in their commercials the instructors on their vids call people “Peleton.”
“1 More, Peleton! You did it, Peleton!”
At a stint at one location, a kid about 10 was mess'n with a treadmill.
I got his attention and shook my head NO.
Mom saw what I did and began to chew me out for the way I got the kid's attention (pisst!).
Meanwhile, kid thought he a had a green light from Mom to do as he pleased.
Kid turned the treadmill on to a good pace, bust'n his nose and bleeding all over.
I never said a word the entire time as the Mom hustled the bleeding kid out the door.
But mommy wants those "pepperoni thighs"...!
A year or so ago my wife bought an exercise bike. She set it up in the bedroom facing the TV.
I said, “Give it a few months and it will become a clothes hanger.”
She answered back, “Oh stop! It will not!”
Guess who was right? :)
....and likewise for octogenarian U.S. Senators...