Individual experiences may or may not be a good basis for future decisions, but 2 UK instances come to mind.

Well known pilot collided, found he had control (as did the other) and decided to bring it in to a landing rather than bale out. Tail came off at about 1000 feet, too low to bale out now, and he died.

More recently, another well known pilot had collision, glider uncontrollable, bunted, and it took all his strength and 3/4 round the outside loop before he got the canopy off and got out. Survived with relatively minor injuries. (The other landed OK.)

After the first, several people in the BGA decided that baling out was safer that hoping a damaged tail (or whatever) would keep on and permit a landing.

It seems that staying in and hoping to land is decided upon without enough information. Bill's story suggests the same.

(I don't think I could get out anyway - with infirmity, I can only just get out unaided, minus parachute, on the ground. I have Flarm and PCAS - and wish I had a BRS.)

Chris N