I switched to right-front braking on my Peugeot PX-10 in 1968 and have set up all my bikes that way ever since. It makes more sense to me, but it really is a matter of personal choice.

But . . . you have to think first in order to make the change and many riders (in the U.S.) just left the right-rear set up on their bikes because the bikes were set up that way when they bought them.

Rick / OCRR