Re:Don’t Underestimate the Power of a Walk
by inglor_cz on Monday February 08, 2021 @02:36PM
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Not the slip itself, rather the consequences of the subsequent fall.
Brain concussion, spinal injury etc., depends on what you hit on your way down and how hard it is; fences, kerbs etc. may be very unforgiving.
I once slipped on ice on a pavement with enough energy that I almost ended up in the street next to it where cars were going their normal 40-50 kph. (The street had quite a slope, Prague has a lot of hilly neighbourhoods.) I caught myself on a street lamp before drifting out to the danger zone, though.
Brain concussion, spinal injury etc., depends on what you hit on your way down and how hard it is; fences, kerbs etc. may be very unforgiving.
I once slipped on ice on a pavement with enough energy that I almost ended up in the street next to it where cars were going their normal 40-50 kph. (The street had quite a slope, Prague has a lot of hilly neighbourhoods.) I caught myself on a street lamp before drifting out to the danger zone, though.