I see abuse on ebikes by young and older folks. Some should not be on them period. My wife has a pedal assist Townie that requires her to pedal and that she does. She has it because of a disability that limits her exertion ability. She is a cyclist that knows protocol and uses her ebike the way I use my road bike. I really don’t like the throttle type ebikes because to me, they are just electric motorcycles. One of my riding buddies has a Specialized Creo Turbo that is assist type and he only uses the assist when he is doing a long climb. When we ride it is just a nice carbon bike that rides like a normal bike. As with just about anything, there will be those that abuse a good thing and it ruins it for those who ride respectfully.