Same here. I fell over a few times when I tightened my toe straps for a sprint or hill and then forgot to loosen then up at the next stop light. Eventually I learned to check as I was rolling to a stop. My toes would go numb if I had the straps tight enough to keep my feet from pulling out.

When clipless pedals came out in the mid 80s, I was all over them. They are much better than clips and straps, in every way.

"Most people" fall over when they "go clipless" because they are new riders and aren't very coordinated on a bike yet. It's not the pedals fault.