I say give clipless pedals some time. I got them a little over three years ago for Christmas, and on my first ride I turned into an icy alley and bit it hard. I just couldn't unclick, and my feet disengaged from the pedals just as my shoulder and head smashed onto the (icy) ground. I was very leery of them for the rest of that winter - like you, Foxy, I set the pedals so I could unclip very easily - but now I love them. I spend some time on the bikepaths pulling my kids in a Burley, and the clipless pedals are a dream on hills.
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