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by wdn 1894 days ago
Probably not popular opinion:

Where were the parents in the video?

This is an adult gym equipment and it is not a toy. Why would regulator recall this?

For example, I am helping my son with weight training. I spot him. I never allow him to do it himself as he simply unable to control his strength yet. If he get hurt doing bench press himself for using too much weight without a spotter, is this the manufacturer’s problem or is it my problem? Of course it is my own negligence problem.
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js2 1894 days ago
Other brands of residential treadmill do not cause injuries at the same rate and are not nearly as dangerous. I am a runner and have a lot of experience with treadmills. This treadmill has some features that make it uniquely dangerous:

- Large rollers (2x to 4x the diameter of other residential treadmills).

- Higher deck height.

- An inconvenient to access physical on/off switch, increasing the likelihood it will be left on.

- Apparently no safety lanyard.

- No guard under the belt. This is not common to residential treadmills in my experience, but is not as necessary without the larger rollers and higher deck height.

The comparison to free weights is not apt. This treadmill can easily be made safer with better design decisions.

If the bench broke under your son due to negligent design, I wouldn't hold you responsible, but rather the bench manufacturer.

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js2 1893 days ago
I can't edit my comment above at this point, but it does have a safety key/lanyard:

https://support.onepeloton.com/hc/en-us/article_attachments/...

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dragonwriter 1894 days ago
> This is an adult gym equipment and it is not a toy. Why would regulator recall this?

Because there are indications that it is unnecessarily unsafe in hine use, particularly to children and potentially to users.

Also, the CPSC isn’t recalling it, though they are recommending that Peloton should. They are advising consumers not to use it in hones with children, or, if they must use it in those conditions, to take a set of risk mitigation measures.

https://www.cpsc.gov/Newsroom/News-Releases/2021/CPSC-Warns-...

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