It kind of adds to the challenge, and I also had the idea that it then means that you need to decide to play it safe or risk it and go further everytime you get to a safe area.
Yee, I ran into that dynamic a bit while playing, I found it quite fun risking a run to the safe area!
I also like how if you miss it, you have to try to jump at the right time, or else you have to start over.
