adjust pedals to their tightest (hardest to clip in and out) and keep an eye on your cleat wear, especially if you do a lot of walking in your cycling shoes. I go though 2-4 cleat sets a year, mostly because Chicago has a ton of stop lights which equal lots of un-clipping and I don't carry extra shoes so I walk on them a lot. I replace them the first time my foot un-clips trying to skip or skid, but I run and USE a brake to slow me down primarily and skip/skid for fun, sharp turn ins and to augment the front brakes power, if you are going to run brakeless or try to never use the brake don't wait until your foot un-clips in traffic to replace cleats.