> requiring licenses for e-bikes above a certain power level That's already the case in the UK. Only e-bikes with assist limited to IIRC 15.5mph (you can pedal

> requiring licenses for e-bikes above a certain power level That's already the case in the UK. Only e-bikes with assist limited to IIRC 15.5mph (you can pedal quicker than that, though) are legal to use on public roads without the usual license, registration, number plate and insurance. Basically, unrestricted e-bikes (e.g. throttle activated ones that provide power without needing to be pedalled) are the same as e-motorbikes and covered by the same laws, though there's certainly lots of them around. I would guess that the e-motorbikes cause less problems than the typical distracted car driver does and so the police aren't prioritising them.