Oy.

I rely more on the front brake than the rear. I have one bike, which had a coaster brake, but now does not, and doesn't lend itself to any other kind of brake, that now has only front brakes. It actually stops very well. Although I still would like to get a rear brake on there that works.

I also tend to put the front brake controls on the right so that I can signal while using the front brake. But if I'm slowing fast, or slowing over a long distance, like a steep descent, I'll use both or switch between front and rear to keep the rims from warming too much. But mostly the front. So much so that last month my poor, front wheel had to be retired because the v-brakes had chewed through the rim. I should have been using the rear brake more because that wheel has been replaced multiple times for reasons unrelated to rim wear. But still I use the front.