If electric bicycles Are not technically vehicles; Then they are subject To the same rules, protections, and treatments As that of pedestrians & traditional cyclists.
If electric bicycles Are technically vehicles; Then they are subject To the same laws, accommodations, and treatments As that of operators & traditional motorists.
You can have elements of either Without the full embrace of one, But this creates confusion. Not only on the part of the individual, But legislatively & judicially.
Ay, good thing we tore up all our canals and were rid of all our trolleys. At least, mostly.