Former DOT official says NYC’s 15 MPH e-bike speed limit will risk lives

Electrek
By Micah TollJul 3, 2025, 5:26 am245 ptsTop
If Mayor Adams gets his way, New York City will institute a new speed limit on electric bicycles, reducing the cap to just 15 mph (24.1 km/h) from the previous e-bike speed limit of 25 mph (40 km/h). It’s a move that is ostensibly meant to protect New Yorkers, but which experts have said will actually result…

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