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@hugo7
FWIW I've had a coaster brake fail and almost jam up on me. I have also had a chain jump off when riding fixed. Both of these could be put down to user error but the truth is you never really know what's going to happen, so better safe than sorry.
In any event it's usually true that the better you can break the faster you are able ride. The only times I've ridden brakeless it's had to be so hideously slow. But maybe that's a skillz ting.