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Drive on the left, rh front brake. Drive on the right, LH front. Pretty standard around the world. Something to do with braking and signalling when turning across the lane.
Yes. When turning across oncoming traffic you want the hand remaining on the bars to operate the rear brake.
If it was the front brake then any panic braking could cause a topple with the rider usually falling into moving traffic.
So levers are swapped for countries that ride/drive on the other side of the road.
That logic doesn't mean they should swap round the gears as well...
Greenbank
Drive on the left, rh front brake. Drive on the right, LH front. Pretty standard around the world. Something to do with braking and signalling when turning across the lane.