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NYC’s e-bike crackdown: Letters to the Editor — Aug. 6, 2026

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The Issue: The City Council takes up new bills to crack down on illegal e-bikes in New York City.

I’m an avid cyclist and have personally observed numerous near-accidents on bike paths in recent months.

Officials should consider legislation that would require registration for high-speed e-bikes and scooters (“E-bike terrors put on notice,” Aug. 5).

E-bike safety education should be required for those who register and there should be stronger enforcement against reckless riding, speeding or illegal activities.

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E-bikes that are going 40 miles per hour should be licensed and riding in the car lanes, following the rules of the road as our motorcycles do.

Bike lanes should be for non-motorized bicycles only as originally planned.

As the president of the Greater Whitestone Taxpayers Civic Association, I spoke to our state and city elected officials about the danger of e-bikes and ATVs in not only our community, but every community.

I asked a state official to introduce a bill in Albany........

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