NYC wants to license and register ebikes and scooters

I don't see how these laws will reduce e-bike accidents, unless they reduce the number of people riding them. It would be interesting to see just how Denmark arrived at those published safety statistics.
The "outlaw" riders are just that, and will largely ignore the laws. Most have little to lose should they get caught, fined, and/or sued.
Then there is the enforcement. In reality, how will it be accomplished, who will do it, and how will it be financed? The ideas in the proposed legislation seem impractical to me considering the size of NYC.

IMO, the only ones who will gain from these laws are the lawyers, the taxing authority, the insurance companies and the groups paid to do the studies.
 
seems like a tough sell, i'm seeing more e-bikes out on the path's this year which is a good thing overall. don't see how it would be very feasible to license/insure these things at all but i'm sure someone will try. i saw another article the NYC is trying to ban e-bikes in central park but i think a speed limit is more sensible. i've been passed often by manual cyclists who are cruising faster than me on my e-bike. feels like this problem won't be easily solved in the near future and ban's seem to miss the big picture.
 
just happy to see folks out getting fresh air and some movement. for what it's worth, a lot of the folks ive talked to riding e-bikes say they cant quite ride a non-electric bike anymore for a variety of reasons so i think that's a positive overall if they are on an e-bike as opposed to not moving. walking is always good and a lot of folks i talk to are pretty intimated by jogging/running.

i still think a speed limit would make more sense, on the scottsdale greenbelt i was passed constantly by riders who appeared to be training. speeds were way too fast to be considered safe. last time i was in chicago riding on the lake, i did think it was pretty cool that they had separate bike lanes from walking/jogging lanes. first time i'd seen that.
 
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Roamers said:
Curious, why are ebike increases on paths a good thing overall compared to other increased use?
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It reduces traffic on the roads. If they will start putting more regulations on ebikes it will increase the traffic on the roads, more traffic jams. You just push people around from one place to another.
 
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TPEHAK said:
It reduces traffic on the roads. If they will start putting more regulations on ebikes it will increase the traffic on the roads, more traffic jams. You just push people around from one place to another.
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My words were poorly chosen. My point was increased use of ebikes on paths is no better than increased use of path by walkers, analog biles, roller blades, . . . .

I've never witnessed a problem with traffic jams caused by bikes on a road; but I don't live where bike riders do other than share the road rather than think they own it.
 
Licensing and registration are just another money grab with no obvious benefit to safety. There can be speed limits without registration. Shared use trails such as rail trails could have speed limits for all bikes but I would hope that speedsters would recognize that pedestrians get nervous when a fat-tire e-bike goes whizzing by at 25 mph and slow down before they invoke unwanted restrictions on trails.
 
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