Opinion on leaving out the parking brake?

[MrDude_1]

Whats every-ones opinion on leaving out the parking brake?

While I really like the parking brake pedal on my AD, im thinking about leaving it out. i think it looks cool, and the "lock"design is cool.. but honestly, im building a automatic transmission truck and i cant think of when I ever use the parking brake on an automatic.

whats kinda prompting this is a couple things..
first, im doing rust repair (aka floor replacement) on the drivers side now. the pedal pivot and everything around it needs to be replaced... If I am going to skip having it, NOW is the time to fill that area.

second, If i ditch the parking brake, I can run a "front" brake caliper on the rear... that sounds odd i know, but I have 14" C6 brakes for the front with big calipers, and the rear will have huge 11" or 12" rotors too.. I could stick to 11" and run ford explorer rear calipers.. that leaves me with a parking brake option.. but I was thinking of running C5 front calipers on the rear. they look nice, pads/parts are easily available, and hey, they're GM.
Really, my experience with rear brake calipers has always been bad, and its always due to the parking brake.
Im starting to seriously consider the notion that I dont even need one. I know how small the parking pawl is on a auto trans, but short of putting it in gear while moving, I still dont see it breaking.. ever.

thoughts?