Originally Posted by
erig007
My front wheel skipped yesterday. Hopefully, i barely had enough time to put my foot on the ground from my platform pedal. Happened extremely fast, it was all into reptilian reflex. I certainly wouldn't had time with clipless. Pretty sure I would have fallen. Though it was low speed on a small icy and unplowed street and I had made room with cars anticipating a possible fall but still. That's why i prefer platform pedals.
Two things: Many, many, many people have said that their feet come out of the pedals in a crash without them even thinking about it. I've found myself 6 feet or more away from a bike on an off-road downhill without knowing when or how I came unclipped.
Second, I find that clipless keeps me upright and on the pedals in many situations where I would have bailed with platforms. I can hop the wheel or use body english to keep the bike upright.