Safety glass -- how necessary?

[radiotvnut]

Several years ago, I was carrying a 23" color tube to the van to haul off. The thing slipped out of my hand and I hauled butt as it was falling. It hit the concrete on the corner and KA-BOOM! My mother heard the noise and came running out of the house to make sure I was OK. We spent 30 minutes sweeping up tiny pieces of glass from the driveway.