What about those of us that fall frequently with just normal pedals (not sure what they're called)?

I have found many and various ways to fall from my bike - including this weekend when I fell into some stinging nettles trying to avoid falling into a river where the path had erroded. I got my right leg trapped under my bike with the full weight of my body pinning my bike on top of my leg and nowhere to put my hands to lever myself up (see comment about stinging nettles). At that point I realised I wasn't as nimble as I had once been. Ouch!

Ok, I understand you don't want to count the experiences of really stupid people!

And then there's trying to dismount from the 'wrong' side - fatal everytime.

I guess it is just a learning curve