Kind of like jetskiis in the early days..... you could ride them everywhere without much trouble...... it was not until they became widly popular that the restrictions setin...
I prefer that the ebike community (of which I"m a new member).... stay small and under the radar.... however, there are business peeps.... hoping to bring this wave in to the masses...... which is OK.... just watch out for the unintended consequences.... reg's reg's / restrictions / taxes.......