Originally Posted by
DrkAngel
A Bill to legalize eBikes is presently before the NYS Assembly and Senate.
It passed the Transportation committee unanimously!
http://open.nysenate.gov/legislation/bill/A1618A-2013
http://open.nysenate.gov/legislation/bill/S390-2013
Interesting to note is -
"BILL NUMBER:S390
TITLE OF BILL:
An act
to amend the vehicle and traffic law, in relation to the definition of
electric assisted bicycle
PURPOSE:
This bill clarifies the vehicle and traffic law to define electric
assisted bicycles; establishes that electric assisted bicycles, as
defined, are bicycles; and establishes safety and operational
criteria for their use."
It sounds like the Bill is for the purpose for to "clarify" that electric assisted bicycles are bicycles ... already?
Yeah !, yesterday every time I made a turn I was riding next to or towards a Cop for some reason, it was weird they were fine with my E-Bike I waved, smiled did the eye contact thing..Hopefully all is working out for us NYers. They just have to enforce the 20 MPH thing so people dont get mowed down by hopped up 30 MPH E-Bike riding Chinese delivery guys in manhatten