I always set bikes up with the rear brake for the dominant hand. This means that for most right handers the right hand is the strongest and I set that up for the rear brake. People have come back to me and have told stories about how they panic braked and thought they were going over the bars but the bike I set up just bit in and stopped controllably.
This is not just because I set up the front brake for the weaker hand. I put a smaller brake and a smaller tire on the front. I put a larger tire and a larger brake on the rear. Most people grab both levers and squeeze hard in a panic. In a lot of bikes they go over the handlebars and end up with more injuries and damage than in a controlled stop.
Most of your weight is over the rear wheel. This is the tire that wears out first because it does much more work, this includes braking. Set up your brakes and tires for ~20-33% front and 67-80% rear bias, not 50/50!