Just another thought exercise, if those killed by bikes hitting them are killed by the impact of the bike and not the resultant fall being thrown, a scooter with its wider, softer, smoother fairings may well limited the damage and even the distance a person is thrown will greatly reduce as if you look under the front fairings on most e-scooters the supports are light and easily deformed ie. crumple zones.
That had not occurred to me previously but it lessens the likley hood of major saftey issues on bike paths, still the main problem is the person riding not the bike.
On the flip side the way the brakes were setup on my e-scoot when recieved was appalling, they would barely stop it but with a bit of tuning etc. they are quite powerful now. A new user may not realise the problems or solutions until to late.
A good reason to buy from a reputable dealer unless you are good with bikes.