yesterday I was going up a hill on a sandy patch and at the top is a bridge that you have to bunnyhop to get up onto. I didnt quite make the jump and my pedal slammed into the rail of the bridge. had I been on my BMX pedals I would have crashed into the rail when my foot came off the pedal= probable midsection injury from the bridge(been there). my foot didnt come loose from the bike due to being clipped in so I was able to keep my balance= made it without crashing,no injury.
someone brought up a good point. since going clipless I have no more gouges on my shins from pedals or chainrings. Id forgotten about them. I used to get at least a small one every time I rode in shorts. thanks for reminding me of that positive of clipless