[js2]

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.

[js2]

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/...