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@danwentskiing
wheels are scary for toes (although the injuries aren't that bad, sprains and bruises mostly), but if you fell and slotted a hand/finger into a spinning one, you'd know about it. i guess that's dfp's point about disc brakes too.
having said that, i agree with what everyone's said so far about these being hypothetical and certainly no worse than your average jog or kick-around. we're creeping into 'freak accident' territory now.
i used to ride with an exposed chainring and think they're dangerous, but body parts are rarely near them and it's never going to be a safe area anyway, epsecially for fixed bikes which'll drag pretty much anything into them and chew them up (i lost a trouser leg and have seen people severely fuck their fingers up).