i could ask you the same question. because sometimes, they'll still hit you.
it's nice, however, that from your position at your computer, you get to be the artibiter of what would have been different had so-and-so had a brake.
please, though - this conversation has been had enough. we've both made our points way too many times in the past, and we're not the only ones.
asserting, in this thread, that you think riding with a brake is very important - that has its own merit for readers.
so let's just nip this one in the bud and wish humancongereel well.