The Virginia Beach oceanfront has a concrete boardwalk.
Bikes however are regulated to the asphalt “bike path” which is smaller , and not nearly as smooth as the concrete boardwalk. On this path you will the pedal powered bikes with bench seats that families pile into . Those things plod along.
The e-bikes come screaming down the path , the riders don’t give a flip , as long as they can zip along, every needs to look out for them as they do not look out for anyone else.
The e-scooters have been banned from the ocean front . Too many injuries, kids hauling azz on this things with no idea of traffic laws or physics, as they can’t stop in time for a red light and blow though the intersection
E-bikes are something else. Poor people don’t own e-bikes , hence scooters, e-bike owners are in a higher income bracket . Expect screams if E-bikes were to be banned.
The Erie canal trail is paved too and there’s suppose to be restrictions of certain motorized vehicles but they apparently allow these e-bikes. The problem is that they operate so quietly that you don’t hear them coming up behind you and very few of them will give you any kind of warning like I’m coming up on your left or whatever. To be honest though I’m tempted to buy one myself as I’ve seen a cheap one on Temu for only $300 that had good ratings.