The original Spiky didn't have spikes in the back, so it was possible to be wearing it and still slip and fall if you pushed off from the heel. Spiky Plus, with heel spikes, is great. I have osteoporosis and must avoid falling on ice and slush, and I have used Spiky Plus for some years now with safety. To be even safer, walk flat-footed on your Spiky Pluses!

The newer kind of traction aids, with the small steel rings strung along wires, is no good at all for black ice or smooth ice - the rings just skid on it - and if you wear that kind inside just to stop in a store for a minute you can slip on the floor. No one has beaten Spiky yet. 5 stars