Originally Posted by DrIsotope

Before this thread goes completely off the rails-- and there's a 95% chance that it will-- I'll just pop in to say that from a purely safety perspective, tubeless tires would have an edge, as even when fully deflated, they will not hop out of the bead on the wheel. I've ridden a tubeless front tire dead flat for about 5 miles.

Originally Posted by Spoonrobot

Wider lower pressure tires are safer during flatting events as are tubular tires.