Originally Posted by skydive69

If there is even a remote possibility that you might be stopping, clip out of one pedal. When I did my obligatory fall the first day I rode clipless, I was trying to decide if a car was close enough for me to stop prior to cross an intersection. Just when I decided (at a very, very slow speed) that it was okay to go, a fast car from the other direction reared its ugly head, I started to stop, suddenly realized that I was clipped in, and then suddenly realized I was unable to unclip either pedal. Man, is that a helpless feeling as you fall down clipped in! Be careful!