Yes I completely agree. I tried tape first and ended up removing it and using the non-slip paint for exactly that reason.
The other thing was to taper the front edge right down to zero - not even 6 or 12mm. Again for I think the same reason of feet dragging a bit, but perhaps expecting a transition rather than a tiny step, it was clear that certainly a 18-22mm deck board or even less was going to be a problem. Eventually I solved this by using a jig in the thicknesser to plane the last board to a point.