"A new (British) safety report confirms what every real Scot knows. Donning the kilt instead of trousers is good for your health. Department of Trade and Industry determined that putting on trousers poses a serious risk of injury because people lose their balance and topple over hurting themselves. The critical and most dangerous part is pulling up the second leg when the first is still at half mast. The yearly home accident report by the DTI estimates there were 4400 trouser victims last year. Another 400 injured themselves putting on their underwear. Kiltmaker Gordon Nicholson of McCall's of Edinburgh seized on the report as evidence of what he has been preaching for years. He said: 'If people would only wear traditional costume, all this pain and injury would be prevented. I have never heard of anyone injuring themselves putting on a kilt. I've heard of people injuring themselves once they've got it on,' he added. 'I would think if there were any injuries linked to kilts then they would be from dancing or drinking.'"


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