I agree, but I also think that that's a lot of what's at work here. Instead of making the transportation infrastructure accessible for general use for all types of vehicles and pedestrians, instead people increasingly (think they) want more and more specialized facilities, which is never going to happen. Just maybe, e-bikes will be an added impetus for taking the surface streets back for all vehicles. (And monkeys could fly out of my butt, too ... )

To my recollection there was similar controversy when mopeds first came on the scene. They were unregulated too, and kids would ride them as though they had the power of full sized motorcycles and the maneuverability of bicycles, instead of actually having neither. Eventually they became regulated based on horsepower or displacement or both. Substitute horsepower for any remaining displacement limitations (which they're going to want to do anyway, considering the rate at which electric vehicles that are unquestionably "motorcycles," and marketed as such, are also coming online) and I'm not sure what more regulation is really needed.