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@BrickMan
^ Yup, any component failure is bad, but contact points (bars/stem/post/pedals/crank) when they fail, you fail. Hard.
I broke my ankle when a pedal axle snapped during a landing (only about 4-5'), it gouged what could only be described as a TRENCH into my inner calf before inevitably running over my own foot, breaking various bits, then wrenching me off the bike into a tree which pulled my shoulder out.
The cause? my own stupidly for borrowing someone elses trashed pedals on the day with unknown history. Learned from this and now usually only buy new contact points, or good used that I know the history of. I.E. well used carbon seatpost/bars/fork would scare the shit out of me.