If a person happens to crash with clipless pedals, they will simply pop out without even trying.

If a person happens to crash with clips & straps, there is a greater chance of body and bike entanglement and extra injury.

If I go down, I don't want the bike anywhere near me; I don't want my feet bound tightly into kinked straps and all tangled up with my legs in the air as I grind along on my shoulder and face. I'd rather pop out cleanly with a simple twist of the ankle, I always have the option of deciding to twist the ankle for a predictible release, but maybe my twisting crashing body causes my feet to pop out mid-crash without even trying.

To me, clipless is safer.

Look at this guy's left foot still stuck in the clips and straps, he's about to destroy himself....


Einstein rode platforms with dress shoes: