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[–] Jolteon@lemmy.zip 2 points 2 days ago

The amount of braking force that you can apply with that is relatively small, so if you want to either brake quickly or come to a complete stop, you'll still use the actual brakes. While your brake pads would last longer than typical car, they would still need wear down.