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Originally Posted by WingsToDiscovery
I guess that's an interesting perspective. I don't know though, it seems kind of counterintuitive to me. To me, it's kind of like saying "I won't wear safety gloves because it will make me more cautious with my hands." If you just pay attention to what you're doing, tighter clothing to me feels more effective than needing a warning sign. I can see wearing the tabi style shoes though.
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I guess I misses this reply the first time around.
The safety glove example is the opposite of what I meant. Think of it more like this - those pants are thick work gloves. Tight pants are latex gloves. The latex gloves are going to be a lot easier to use your hands with... But which do you want to have on when you slip and the drill bumps your finger?
The "paying attention" I mentioned doesn't mean pay more attention because there is more risk. It means that you notice something before it is actually stabbing into your flesh. You notice something hitting your pants leg long before it is drawing blood. You are more aware of things *approaching*. You pay more attention going into tight spaces and give yourself more space because the "sense" that something hitting the pants leg is potentially dangerous is habit.
I don't have anything like real figures on hand, but I have been told that there are very few leg injuries in Japanese construction.