I agree with you, and with the commenter who discusses the distinction between streets and roads. Restrictions on where cars can go would be wonderful, for many

I agree with you, and with the commenter who discusses the distinction between streets and roads. Restrictions on where cars can go would be wonderful, for many reasons. But given the current design of cities and suburbs, ebikes are unsafe, and subsidizing them is therefore a mistake. Maybe the way to proceed is to subsidize ebikes in combination with turning over to ebikes some lanes or streets or roads that accommodate cars currently.