I've often been riding the TTC and wondered what people are thinking when they get dressed and leave in the morning. From flip flops to 6" heels, what you wear on your feet when riding transit could make the difference between life and death!!
OK, mostly just sore feet :-)
My personal belief is that you should never go out in public in shoes you can't run away in! I realize this may be drastic but imagine the worst case scenario...
You are riding the subway when suddenly the train crashes into something. You're in your flip flops and must now make your way through broken glass and a panic stricken mob, to the end of the train. Once there you must climb down to track level and walk to the nearest exit along a railroad line with ties and rocks. You can imagine how well your feet would fair in a nice pair of runners compared to those trendy 6" heels or the "comfy" flip flops!
A more mundane but VERY real scenario that you will see on an ongoing basis is a service outage...
You make your way up to street level in your stylish pumps, only to find yourself facing huge crowds waiting for yet-to-be-seen shuttle buses. You decide to walk the 4 stations left on your trip and in the end your feet are feeling like murder!
OR... Maybe you realize the pain you will be in and decide to wait for, and fight to get in, the shuttle buses. Either way, your choice of footwear will have a serious impact on your day and how the TTC outage has affected you.
My advice is this; If you are a man, save your flip flops for the beach! Wear shoes you can walk in! If you are a woman, no one thinks any less of you because you wear runners to work and change when you get there!
(Oh... and all this applies to good boots in the winter too!)
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