Yeah, when the fixie is moving, I want my feet attached to the pedals. Having your feet slip off the pedals at a high cadence would be a bummer, the rotating pedal shaving skin off your leg as easily as that meat slicer at the butcher. It's not a big deal for freewheelers when a foot slips off a platform pedal; just stop pedaling and coast or brake.

So, I'm in the habit of tightening and loosening the strap when I approach a stop, which requires me to slow down significantly so I can grab it when the pedal is at noon. Freewheelers have it easier as they can coast, loosen the strap at their leisure, then brake. Most of them approach stops at a higher velocity than I do, so this causes me concern when a pack of cyclists approach a stop at the same time. (Will those behind me understand that I'm slowing down even though I'm still pedaling?)

If I could eliminate the loosening and tightening part, that would be ideal.

One could argue for clipless as a solution, but fixed are the only bikes I dislike with clipless, as I feel far more secure with that cage and strap surrounding my foot, particularly for skid/skip stops.