Are our Slants "Unsafe"?

it is the same problem with disk brakes
YES disk brakes stop better, so it stands to reason that you are safer now
only problem is, back when everyone had drum brakes that didn't work so well, people would leave a fair distance between them and the car in front, WHY? because they knew they couldn't stop that fast
now that everyone has modern disk brakes they think they can stop on a dime so everyone tailgates, negating the safety advantages of disk brakes, one step forward, one step back, I guess