I had straps, tried for one day, yuk! Went right to clipless.

After a few falls, I rode with one foot clipped in and the other in a tennis shoe, clipped out at every stop but still had the insurance of the other foot. Looks funny but after a few weeks, I was fine. I went on short rides, easy streets, areas I was familiar with and switched back and forth between left and right foots, monday was my right foot day, tuesday my left foot.

Clipless is the best, now I just gotta learn how to spin.