Clips are both a gift and a death sentence. Haha.

You may adjust your pedals to the loosest setting. That really helped me.

I just had a really bad fall. Not in traffic, but had I been clipped it, it would have been better. I could have saved myself! Today, if it makes you fee better, I fell over in a bean field while trying to get myself back on the road (I took a quick break). I have been riding in clips for over a year and sometimes I still tip over for no reason, so it happens!

Don't give up yet! It sounds like you are justified in having some worries, but a good ride to build confidence will do WONDERS for your want to ride. Trust me.