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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.