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Another consideration I bring up again is that your general eBike user doesn't come from a cycling background and/or hasn't ridden a bike in years and generally doesn't understand basic safety and etiquette. I've lost count of how many times someone on a Rad power has passed me super close, without a word, and on the wrong side.
Combine this with the speeds at which they generally ride, the greater mass of their bikes and their habit of doing shit like overtaking people around blind corners, etc. and you have a recipe for injury.