I think electric bikes actually get more people on their bikes and out on the road. The reason is that most people can't pedal a bike at 25 mph. I can get to my mom's house in 15 min where as if I was pedaling on a regular bike, it'd probably take me a good 40 min to get there. Not everyone wants to pedal a bike across town to get somewhere. I'd much rather use electrical power to do it.