I think some people are afraid of change. I only found out about e-bikes this spring while looking into alternate forms of transportation. I bought a Veloteq e-bike this spring and am very happy with it so far. I use it almost every day. I have about 600km on it so far. I am also and avid cyclist and inline skater. I also get negativity for inline skaters from some cyclists. I drive a car, I ride bicycles, I inline skate and I e-bike. I used to ride motorcycles and I have even ridden horses on the road in the past. Why can't we enjoy all modes of transportation? Each has it's pros and cons. If traffic laws are followed and common sense is used, all modes of transpportation, including e-bikes are safe. People need to accept that the vehicles we see on the roads over the next few years are likely going to change quite a bit. E-bikes are just the beginning as we move away from gas powered vehicles. E-bikes are not for everyone. Everyone has different needs. Hopefull we will see more new vehicles that do not use gasoline in the near future. As it is now, I ride my e-bike to work almost every day and my wife takes public transit to work. Our car sits in the driveway most days looking very neglected. We have cut our gasoline use in half.

I think it is unlikely that legistation for e-bikes will change much in Ontario after the trial period as what we have right now is very similar to other provinces and e-bike legistation in the US but Ontario tends to be a very conservative province. I think we are the last province to allow e-bikes on the public roads.

I will enjoy my e-bike while I can. If they do get "legistated out of existense", I will find other ways to be more "green". I doubt this post will change peoples opinions. We don't all need to love e-bikes, just accept other peoples choices for transportation and give them respect when we see them on the roads. I just wanted to add a postive post from a happy Veloteq e-bike rider.