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I was thinking this as well. For how much tech this thing seems to have, and for such a high price tag, they could easily justify putting, I don't know, two or
by jturpin 6y ago
I was thinking this as well. For how much tech this thing seems to have, and for such a high price tag, they could easily justify putting, I don't know, two or three IR sensors down there.
- PurpleFoxy 6y agoThese all introduce failure points for the product. Bit of dust floats under the treadmill and now it’s not working and you have an angry customer.
- psychomugs 6y agoBetter an angry customer than a dead child?
- PurpleFoxy 6y agoMaybe but this is rarely the option we pick in the world. Thousands of children could be saved yearly by lowering the speed limits on roads but we don’t do it. Thousands of non functional products can ruin the company while this event could be explained with “Don’t allow children around running and dangerous equipment.” You wouldn’t allow small children around a running lawn mower or car and a treadmill requires the same level of respect.
- yarcob 6y agoAll the lawn mowers I've seen at least have a safety mechanism where they stop as soon as you let go of the handle. And the dangerous parts are shielded on all sides during normal operation. The peloton in the video has no protection to prevent dragging something underneath it, and just kept going as it dragged the kid under it. The motor stalled, locking the kid, then started dragging again as soon as the kid managed to almost get free.
- js2 6y agoIt’s actually not that expensive for a high end treadmill. Go check prices on True and Landice brands. None of this excuses Peloton. This is a uniquely dangerous treadmill due to its large diameter rollers and deck height. All it needs is a guard under the deck and a better safety key mechanism.
- lokar 6y agoThey are high end in price and classes, generally considered cheap construction