braking less doesn't equal unsafe driving. I simply don't floor the gas to come up to a red light and stop to wait. I coast up to it so that way it's green when I get there. I don't ride peoples asses so I'm constantly playing the speed up, brake, speed up game. I leave enough room so when I see the brake lights come on I simply let off the gas. By the time I'm within a car length they have already started speeding up. I also let off the gas and coast up to turns so I don't have to brake much or at all coming around the turn. Only problem with the turning is I do it so gradually that my blinkers don't auto shut off and they are often clicking for several miles.
All these tactics increase fuel economy greatly. They are hardly noticed by passenger so they aren't really even extreme. I must say though after driving this way for awhile you will notice when your a passenger in someones car everytime they are wasting gas. You will also noticed the neck jerking affects of them braking