The lawmakers opposed to these bikes (and a lot of the commenters here) all are operating under the stated assumption that the bikes' speed ("unpredictable") ma

The lawmakers opposed to these bikes (and a lot of the commenters here) all are operating under the stated assumption that the bikes' speed ("unpredictable") makes them a major risk to pedestrians. Is there actually any evidence of this? Anyone have any links or details about increased rates of accidents, etc. having to do with e-bikes? I can accept the premise if there's data supporting it. Otherwise this sounds suspiciously like "This sounds different/risky, therefore I don't like it."