[john-h-k]

Important to note I absolutely do NOT notice the same dangers from bikes as e-bikes. Like yeah some bikes run reds and there are bad cyclists (just as with drivers, etc), but specifically e-bikes frequently cause issue. I have had to dodge n>2 e-bikes riding down the pavement in the last ~2 weeks, and ~0 bikes (for as long as I can really remember). It is very specifically e-bike usage, and they rate at which they move is just not comparable to normal cyclists.

> There's way too much "feels" in this discussion

I agree that hard numbers are useful, but dismissing feeling entirely isn't useful. Feeling safe is an important quality for a city.

[tstrimple]

Bicycles to e-bikes is similar to the change from longbows to crossbows. It dramatically lowers the skill and practice required to do previously exceptional things. This necessarily introduces a lot more people who have never had to develop the discipline learned through repeated practice. A cyclist who can sustain a 20mph cruise has worked up to that over years and has tons of experience interacting with vehicles and pedestrians. An e-bike user who cruises at 20mph could have purchased his very first bike that same day.