Quick releases came about due to the ingenuity of Tulio Campagnolo. At the time wheels were nutted on with big wing nuts, on a freezing climb he flatted and couldn't get the nuts off to swap tubulars. When he returned home he started work on what has become the modern quick release.(Or so the story goes).
I have never had a quick release come loose and my rear fixed wheel used to be held on with one. Using a QR just requires engagement of the brain, something lots of people have trouble with. Maybe using a QR correctly could be a prerequisite for voting, having children, getting a drivers liscence, and other events that impact everyone.