New York City has launched a crackdown on e-bikes exceeding 15 mph.<\/p>\n
According to the city, the speed limit for e-bikes will be lowered from 25 mph to 15 mph starting on the 24th. The crackdown applies to e-bikes, pedal-assist bicycles, and e-scooters. Regular bicycles, which use only pedals and do not have an electric motor, are exempt from the speed limit.<\/p>\n
Violators caught violating the regulations face a minimum fine of $100. Repeat violators may also be subject to criminal summonses, including confiscation of the e-bike and removal from the delivery platform.<\/p>\n
In June, New York City reached an agreement with Lyft, the operator of the bike-sharing service Citi Bike, to lower the speed limit for Citi Bike electric bikes (e-bikes) to 15 miles per hour. According to the city, this e-bike speed limit change led to an 18% decrease in traffic fatalities in New York City between January and September of this year, with 159 fatalities compared to 194 in the same period last year.<\/p>\n
Meanwhile, according to MTA data, from 2021 to 2024, six people died and 923 were injured in collisions involving e-bikes and pedestrians.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"