Originally Posted by Rider_1

So you take an extremely rare and unlikely scenario and extrapolate it to a point where you argue against clipless. You would have been more screwed if you were in toe clips, and clipless prevent far more accidents than the rare occasions that they (you seem to think) contribute to them. It's like that saying about motorcycle riders: There are two kinds - those who have crashed, and those who are going to crash. It is much better to use clipless and risk the possible anomaly than not wear clipless and face the inevitable accident that is going to come from not wearing them. So you had an exceptional experience. It's not the norm, and no reason to rail so strongly against them.