Would roads be safer if cars had no brakes?

[durbster]

A little tongue-in-cheek but hear me out

Being able to drive with sparing use the brake pedal is the mark of a good driver because it means you have to anticipate the conditions and to pay attention. Therefore, if all drivers were forced to do this it would - eventually - leave only good drivers on our roads and, given that human error is by far the largest contributor to road casualties, our roads would surely be safer for it!

On my drive home tonight for example, there were very few occasions where I really had to brake, mainly because I was leaving massive gaps due to the fog.

Obviously a few things would have to change; motorsport would be quite different, traffic lights would have to stay amber for longer and the green cross code might need to be taught more thoroughly but let's not get bogged down in logistics.

Now, I'm not a monster. I know there are times when you probably should have brakes so I'm willing to compromise. So instead of removing brakes altogether, we introduce a hefty tax on their useage