Originally Posted by
Nightshade
"Gardai Sergeant Donal Prendergast, who attended the accident, noted that Mr Thackaberry was not wearing a helmet and also said the fact that he was wearing cycling shoes with clipless pedals may have contributed to the accident, saying, “I would believe he wasn’t able to get them [his feet] out quick enough. I believe it was a contributory factor.”
So had he not been clipped he'd be able to pull off some Spider-Man like feat of acrobatics to avoid the car?