I am relatively new to the road biking community, and I decided to go clipless. Today was the first day. I followed the standard instructions and practiced without moving first. Then I rode around my university campus for a long time, starting and stopping multiple times, clipping and unclipping on both feet. I always took care to unclip a little before coming to a stop so that the unclipping impulse, which I'm not used to, won't put me off balance at the stop.

And just when I was feeling confident and was about to wrap up today's practice, I came to a stop and realized I had forgotten to unclip. I was still upright and could have unclipped but I just blanked out those last couple of seconds and went down in slow motion. Minor bruise on the knee. But I can't help thinking that I still have many falls to go, no matter how careful I think I am, until I develop the unclipping reflex. I am a little concerned that I could get a bad injury if I am at an unsafe location. My question is if I am about to fall and I realize there's nothing I can do about it, which is a very weird feeling, can I position my body in a way to minimize the impact? Anyone here thought about this? I am actually quite skinny so I don't get cushiony falls