I tried searching for an answer on Google, but the results were full of advertisements for injury lawyers.
I guess I don’t quite comprehend how it can be so dangerous. I know lots of people end up having to go to the hospital after slipping and falling on ice, and some even die. But like—how much force can there be if you were just walking?
I’ve fallen while riding a bike / rollerblading, going much faster than walking speed. I got some scrapes and bruises but didn’t need medical help. Why is ice so dangerous?
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At the risk of sounding r/iamverybadass, I can take a hit. I’ve been in more than my share of fights (lost my share too), and I had a physically abusive father who was fighting me like an adult when I was ten years old. I’m not indestructible but as they say in boxing, I’ve got some chin. I’ve been knocked out exactly once, and that was slipping on ice in a parking lot. All I remember is feeling like my heels weren’t planted and the next thing I knew I was on the ground trying to figure out what happened. When your feet shoot out from under you that fast, there is rotational velocity in your body that you just don’t get from a simple fall. That’s what’s dangerous.
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