Electric Bikes Legal In Nyc

The state of new york ny defines an electric bike as a bike with a small motor attached.

Electric bikes legal in nyc.

Effective april 2020 the law allows people to operate bicycles with electric assist e bikes on some streets and highways in new york state. Definition of electric bike. To meet the class c specifications in new york your bike must have a top speed of 20 mph or less on level ground. The state of new york has actually banned e bikes from being used on the streets and of course sidewalks so it is currently illegal to use them on public roads.

But it took months of discussion and a lot of compromise before lawmakers in the state capital of albany would pass a bill lifting the ban on throttle based scooters and bikes finally. New york s status as a stubborn holdout against electric bikes and scooters appears to finally be over. Electric scooters and electric bikes were already legal in new jersey. Class c motorized bikes.

Such electric scooters would be limited to a top speed of 20 mph 32 km h. Legal e bikes won t be allowed in nyc bike lanes de blasio says new york city ny with e bikes set to be legalized the mayor is worried about intermingling them with regular bikes because. In addition to e bikes electric scooters will also be legalized. You could see them zipping around in hoboken just across the hudson river from nyc.

New york city legalizes electric bikes and scooters will create e scooter pilot program by reuters wire service content june 25 2020 by reuters wire service content june 25 2020 at 6 01 p m. The state of new york does not allow registration of electric bikes. Effective august 2 2020 the law allows people to operate electric scooters e scooters and bicycles with electric assist e bikes on some streets and highways in new york state. Included in the state s tentative budget agreement reached on april 1st is a provision.

Electric scooters get the legal treatment too.