Manual or Power?

I had 4 new manual 10” drums installed, but I almost rear-end someone while driving home right after they were installed. They were also hard to hold on a hill. The shop installed Wilwood disks on front and vacuum power master cylinder. Required going to 15” wheels and new rear axles. Was well worth every cent. People drive faster and brake much harder than they did 40-50 years ago since they now have confidence their car will stop quickly with ABS disks. Have to update for safety sake.