Honestly, all this nay saying and hand wringing over ebikes sounds a bit like the histrionic bikelash right before Citi Bike hit the streets. There were dire predictions of mayhem, blood running in the gutters, dead riders and dead pedestrians everywhere (while meanwhile no one would use the bikes anyway). None of that came to pass, and Citi Bikes, like bike share everywhere, have a better safety record than bikes in general. Yes, some Citi Bikers are inexperienced, and I admit that they sometimes annoy me. But I dare say, most are perfectly competent riders using bike share to go about their business; we just pay attention to the annoying ones. Now that bikes share has been around for a bunch of years, a lot of those noobs have become seasoned commuters, and they didn't die or kill people in droves learning to ride in traffic. Ebikes do take a bit of getting used to, but people will learn to cope, as I am learning. So, I'm not going to lose too much sleep over them. Or try not to; I have the retrogrouch in me too who's suspicious of change and the Next Big Thing, but I'll try to keep him in check.