Seeing the speeds some of the folks here ride, I don’t understand all the fuss about ebikes with pedal assist up to 20, 25, or 28 mph. I have one and am regularly passed by folks on road bilkes. And that’s mostly on a MUP with pedestrians, skateboarders, children and dog walkers.
From the POV of the slow folks they’re at much greater risk from the roadies than the occasional class 1, 2 or 3 ebike.