I like your point, Caribou, regarding how motorists perceive a scooter-like ebike vs a bike looking ebike.

This happens a lot: I'm going down Shaw (Toronto) at maximum allowed speed of 40 kmph on my bike (I know what you're going to say but bear with me)

A tailgating car is honking at me.

Where am I? I'm on the only lane going in this direction.

Am I taking up the entire lane? Yes, it's a narrow road and there are cars parked on the right. And once the lane got wider, a skateboarder was off to my right ahead of me.

Can the motoris see me and the foreign objects? I assume so, since he's right behind me and his windshield seems to be clean.

There are other not so obvious reason why a bike may be taking up the entire lane: potholes, slower moving objects, parked cars etc...

Had I been a motorcycle doing the same speed, no problem.

I'm not making up these rules... apparently motorists get their licence once they pass tests which cover this material. Cyclists should be familiar with these rules/tips as well before taking to the road... I know first hand and I hope to blog about it some more on a lighter note in the future.

Thank you for reading