not just Clarky...
there's more than a few peoples here that could have feildday with them. must've been a thousand or so, each a few millimeters across.

well, maybe they're cute to thier mother...
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yeah that really is the point. find what works for you.

In my old job (bouncer), way back when...I used to tie my ties in a double windsor, then cut the tie in the back, and sew on velcro strips. One time (there were a couple) this guy tried to grab me by my tie...by the time he realized I wasn't in it, I had ducked under his arm, stepped behind him and elbo'd him in the kidney.

Nothing like pee'ing red at the hospital for a week to make a big bully re-think the whole "Pickin' on a little guy" routine! So I've always been adverse to dangling things around my neck!
Plus I know how to fall without hurting myself.
So I go with what works for me. Many years and no gear broken yet!

you don't have to imagine...try it! anywhere, anyway you fall down if your upperbody hits, or comes close to hitting the ground or steps/ground, the camera will hit.

put yourself in a push up position on the steps/ground, and you'll see that if you had slipped and caught yourself with your hands, the camera still hits the steps/ground.
If you fail to catch yourself with your hands, the camera still hits the steps/ground, before your sternum/stomach comes crashing down on top of it.

and if you are in a bad neighbourhood, having the camera strap around your wrist, (that would be one of the rare places/times where I'd use a strap) will give you something to hold onto if you want to play tug-o-war with a robber, without giving him the leverage to pull you off your center of gravity, and strangle you.

if you trip, explain to me how you could fall down, without the camera hitting the floor first? (try doing a pushup or two with the camera on a strap around your neck, you'll see what I mean) You're more likely to have a moment, like knocking over a coffee with your camera, smacking a car door with it, reach down for your child and have a swinging camera crack'em in the head or chipping a tooth...
crack your lens on a rail or ledge. get tangled in the bushes, grabbed by a mugger and used to choke you....your lcd screen rubbing across zippers, and buttons scratching it up...

hip pack/ slingbag/ backpack much safer. In your hand forces you to think about it, and therefore it's safer.

Safest place for a camera is in the bag.
Second safest place, in your hand.
Place where it's most likely to get damaged? Dangling around your neck.

The strap it came with is fine if you heed my advice and leave it unattached to your camera 95-99% of the time!

oops maybe that was "M" sync........... I get letters mixed up sometimes..
used for ancient flash bulbs....
basically fires the flashbulb BEFORE firing the shutter....

well, not to me anyways...lol..I'm a trained professional idiot!

never shot a roll of meduim format on the "y" synch instead of "x" synch either...noooooo, I'm wayyyy to smart for that!

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Ah, the good ol days...
wrong iso settings on the dial...
hitting the end of roll at decisive moment....
scratches across 35 shots from dust in the camera back...
fogging from static discharge when cold..
film not exposed cause the winder didn't catch...
accidentally opening the camera back with exposed film inside...

photofinishers trying to convince you your camera is defective, rather than admitting they don't know how to print...

ok..ok..
here's proof of life...cat is unharmed!