well its better than having just one lever, besides you can just use a doubleiser
I used to run two levers and no brakes, they're called hood levers for a reason...
Didn't campag do some "leverless" levers back in the late 80s for such bikes?
Cane Creek do some and I think Tektro might. It looks better when you have the lever there, I often rest my fingers on the lever so removing it would make it uncomfortable.
Basically designed for tandem;
personally I liked having two operable levers, a good idea if you're thinking of adding a rear brakes on the fixie skidder.
There's your answer