Electric Bikes Legal In Nyc

New york s status as a stubborn holdout against electric bikes and scooters appears to finally be over.

Electric bikes legal in nyc. Class c motorized bikes. 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. New york state lawmakers have struck a deal to legalize electric bicycles and scooters in the closing days of the legislative session a move that sounds the death knell for the city s. 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.

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. Included in the state s tentative budget agreement reached on april 1st is a provision. 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. Such electric scooters would be limited to a top speed of 20 mph 32 km h.

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 does not allow registration of electric bikes. Electric scooters get the legal treatment too. Definition of electric bike.

New york state electric bike laws definition legal operation. Effective april 2020 the law allows people to operate bicycles with electric assist e bikes on some streets and highways in new york state. You could see them zipping around in hoboken just across the hudson river from nyc. Operating an electric scooter or bicycle with electric assist.

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