@HolgerPieta @Unixbigot exactly.

When e-bikes first became available here in Australia his patients were entirely males under 30.

Now they look like a regular cross section of society.

@Unixbigot Agree with most of what you've said.

On the "but the children" and 20km/h limit points:

My brother in law is a speech pathologist at a public rehab hospital, and 25% of their beds are consistently filled by e-bike riders.

2 years ago, it was 0%.

We don't have enough data on if accident rates have actually increased, or we just have more riders. Also pretty reasonable hypothesis: more bike riders mean we're seeing a clearer picture of how unsafe our road infrastructure actually is for cyclists. Either way, speed-at-time-of-accident is definitely a big factor in recovery outcomes.

Speed limiting will reduce severity of accidents, but it's just treating a symptom.

No politician wants to stick their neck out to spend money on cyclists, so limiting speeds is a great way to turn a systemic problem into a "personal responsibility" problem.