Just got a sweet new road bike...trying to get used to clipless is killing me though!

[Crankin]

I know the conventional wisdom is to be able to clip out on both sides, but I am a left side person. I can unclip my right foot, but I just cannot lean right and put my foot down. I've tried a few times coming home, in the driveway, but got too scared (I really don't want to fall after all these years of riding). Of course, I am not so great making right hand turns, either. Definitely a spatial thing, as I get the same feeling in certain positions on a multi-lane road in the car. I've been using SpeedPlay X pedals for over ten years; I just don't ride that bike in any beach areas. I have Frogs on my other bike. While I am used to them now, I did have a problem unclipping when I didn't mean to, especially while climbing. It still happens a little with my winter shoes for those pedals. I think the problem is that they are so easy to clip in/out of, that it's hard to hear and feel the click. I do in my regular shoes now, and I have to make an effort to remember to keep my feet in a certain position.
Weirdly, I could unclip and put my right foot down when mountain biking. I did it thoughtfully, and slowly, sort of practicing for the type of emergency stop more common on the trail. It wasn't natural, though.
Never, ever, ever will you find DH and I on a tandem. We enjoy riding together just the way we are . I once said this to the spouse of a co-worker of DH who rides a tandem with her DH. When I said I would never be under the control of my DH, it didn't go over so well... of course, I know the reason they ride tandem is because he is really fast and she is really slow. It works for them. For me, I'd be screaming the whole time. DH likes to speed down hills at 40+ mph and I don't. He also has no fear of any type of traffic situations and I am more cautious.
However, I enjoy seeing SheFly and her DH zooming along on their pink tandem!