Steering on the taxiway

Mxsmanic writes:
Doug writes:

And contrary to how many are being taught, you don't need the
brakes on the beginning of takeoff run to stay aligned with the center
stripe.

Pilots are taught to use the brakes on take-off? Isn't that unsafe?

Note -- I believe Doug is an airline pilot. He probably knows what he is talking about.

To answer your question: depends on the plane, depends on the
conditions. For most planes you probably don't want to touch the
brakes on takeoff at all. For the DA-20 I am currently training in,
the POH claims that in crosswind conditions you may need to tap one of
the brakes a bit during the initial takeoff roll to retain directional
control before the rudder gains full authority -- but doing this
increases your takeoff distance.

Chris