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@LaurenceCardiff
I think it's a lot more important to be able to stop quickly on a city bike if I'm honest.
I get that the whole back brake only single speed is meant to be a copy of the brakeless fixed method, but you can't lock up your back wheel instantly just using a caliper. Also I wouldn't claim brakeless has great stopping distance either for unpredictable conditions/wet weather etc.
Edit: I dunno man, for me it always comes down to - you're very likely to crash at some stage. If when you do you think 'that could've been a whole lot better if I had stopped sooner' you're going to feel pretty stupid I would imagine.