I certainly agree with the fact it is easier to assert a road position. I have to swing out to overtake taxis and busses in cycle lanes - the higher speed of an ebike allows me to do it with much more confidence and attention.
I also find it much easier to get across ( sorry - I mean around) roundabouts - that extra acceleration clears me quickly out of the way of traffic. I still hate drivers coming up behind and wanting to turn left and forgetting about cycles and cycle lanes!
I guess there is a slightly higher risk to pedestrians on off road tracks if they dawdle in getting out the way or move across into your line of movement ( some seem born to collide!) - a good bell is an absolute necessity.
Ocasionally I worry about my safety n fallin off, but the good things about ebikes is that you can wear stronger clothes which tear less. As you get less hot you can avoid light clothing.
My son hurt himself and grazed himself badly on knees and arms two weeks ago by falling off his pushbike. Because I can wear thicker clothes, I reckon my injuries and scrapes would have been signifcantly less.
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