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I switched to clipless from platforms after a few months of riding and never had trouble. I think I fell down once when I was practicing in my back yard maybe. I did that for five minutes and then went out on the road. Once or twice I forgot to unclip at stop signs and sort of jumped around until one foot came out. It is definately unsettling, but you get over it; I've never actually fallen over in the road. I find that being clipped in is fine now even if i "forget" and come to a complete stop at least for a few seconds. (then again, I can track stand pretty well, so I usually never unclip)

I've noticed that some people I ride with unclip several seconds before we coast to a stop. Is this what everyone else usually does? Does it serve a purpose other than being that much more sure that you won't forget? I find that it only takes a split second to twist my foot, so I just clip out as I need to put my foot down.