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Ha! I remember reaching for my straps several times when I first went to clipless, but, luckily, I never went over. As you say, it's burnt into ya head when you do it for so long -- i rode with straps and clips for at least 15 years.

However, when I first used straps and clips in about 1986, I went over just as you described. I'd been used to talking my foot off sideways, so, when I got to that first red light, I'd already pretty much stopped when I said, "uh oh", and tumbled over