And I'll agree there are fair points in the prohibition direction as well. To me, acceptable is pedal assist that cuts out over a speed that any moderately fit person could accomplish on a bike. I.e., the bike helps you, but no more than a fit person could ride under their own abilities.

I just view looking at it as any motor is the same as a 250cc dirtbike throwing rooster tails is a bit simplistic. I worked with a older guy who had gone through a few surgeries who had an ebike (who couldn't really ride a regular bike), he was tamer on it than me without a motor, I just see no reason to exclude him from accessing natural resources that his tax money also supports in the way I can.