NYC Council to Consider More than 20 Proposals Aimed at E-Bike, Scooter Safety
More than 20 bills would curb illegal devices, require delivery app insurance and safety reports, and set new penalties for Class 3 e-bikes.
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City Council to hold hearing on proposed e-bike rules amid fatal crashes
The hearing will come just two days after a 50-year-old woman riding her e-bike died after she collided with a dump truck on W. 34th St. near Seventh Ave. Monday, just down the street from Madison Square Garden and the Empire State Building, cops said.
NYC must rein in e-bikes now — and stop the carnage on our streets
New York chose to take its already chaotic streets and add small, speeding vehicles to them. That’s why people are now regularly dying in collisions that don’t involve a car or truck.
New York considering 20+ new e-bike laws including outlawing Class 3 electric bikes
New York City lawmakers are preparing this week to consider a sweeping new package of micromobility legislation, with more than 20 bills aimed at e-bikes, electric scooters, mopeds, delivery apps, and enforcement. more…
NYC Council considers new rules for e-bikes, scooters and mopeds
Electric bicycles sit parked in Manhattan. Council members will take up a sweeping package of proposals Wednesday aimed at making the increasingly crowded world of micromobility safer. [ more › ]
This Wednesday, September 30th, the New York City Council is considering over 20 bills on electric bicycles, scooters, mopeds and delivery applications, three of which are designed to remove Class 3 electric bicycles from the streets, with assistance of up to 40 km/h.
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