Originally Posted by tntyz

Yep, practice unclipping either/both sides at will. Do this a lot under non-emergency situations.

Coming to a complete stop while clipped in will likely cause you to tip over. Early on I was just used to mine clipless peds to be a bit overconfident. I coasted up to a stop sign expecting to blow right through it (yes, I know that's not legal) and didn't bother to unclip. Unlucky for me, a car was fast approaching so I jammed on the brakes. I shimmied and wiggled for what seemed like 10 seconds before I was able to unclip, all the time thinking "oh crap! oh crap! oh crap!". Finally did get free.

Had I been thinking clearly, I could have executed a quick right turn or a u-turn and the whole thing would have been a non-issue.