I am 73 and have had and used clipless for over 20 years I still use them on my road bike but use pinned pedals and regular shoes on my touring bike and other bikes. The advantage on my road bike is I like them better when standing up on hills, the disadvantage on long rides I tend to get hot spots. The pinned bmx style pedals eliminate the hot spot problem and the pins do a good job of keeping my foot in the place I select. Some people never fall using clipless but a lot of people do. At 73 the thought of a fall kinda worries me, although I haven’t had a clipless induced fall for many years. I did watch one of my buddies go down because of them and he was a long time user. When I first got them I had several falls because of forgetting to unclip. I use spd style, I have also used look style, seems the look was better for the hot spots. The only way to find out if they are for you is to try them, most long term bicyclists do at some point.