good thing there are many pedal styles and types to choose from.

I like toe clips and have them on a couple of bikes and I wasn't even alive in the 70's! ...but I prefer a flat platform pedal and no clips or straps or foot retention doohickie when commuting. Never tried clipless. Maybe one day I'll be more motivated to give it a go, but it hasn't happened yet.

One could argue platform pedals may be safer during a crash, others may argue no foot retention is dangerous and may actually end up causing someone to crash. One time I was riding a bike with no clips or straps and was riding no handed. My foot slipped off the pedal and I took a tumble. In that case, had I had my feet strapped in, I wouldn't have wrecked. It was just a bike crash, though. I refelcted on it a bit and decided not to change a thing. ***** happens.