Originally Posted by
cyccommute
Like this one? No way was the guy going to be able to bail off the bike and avoid a crash. Or
this one? There are two cyclists that go down about 55 seconds in. Neither appears to have been clipped but it didn't stop them from hitting the ground.
And just for eletrik,
here's another series of crashes (winter mountain biking). Notice just how few of these guys try to bail off the bike during a crash and how many ride it down. In 13 crashes, 2 guys tried to bail with mixed results. One guy even grinds the dangly bits on the rear wheel. That's not good.
Yeah, when on the inside of a corner riding it down is usually a good option(one of the few times). However that is the exception to the rule to all those other crashes i mentioned and i didn't see much limp rag dolling there.
It still doesn't solve the problem of the bicycle uncontrollably slipping while you're affixed to it. It's safer to not be attached when that happens.