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The draconian New Jersey e-bike laws had exactly the effect everyone feared (electrek.co)
submitted 2 months ago by to c/bicycles@lemmy.ca
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[–] 27 points 2 months ago (3 children)

A bit heavyhanded to need registration even for low-speed (<25kph) pedal assist models. For faster ones however, their driving characteristics are more like mopeds & motorbikes anyway and it makes sense to have such requirements.

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  • [–] 33 points 2 months ago (1 child)

    The whole problem is how e-bikes are defined. Because 25kph restricted, pedal assist models are the only ones that are e-bicycles in my mind. Anything that can go faster or does not need pedalling is an e-motorbike/moped/scooter and those should be regulated.

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  • [–] 12 points 2 months ago*

    Yep, exactly. Iirc the criteria used where I live are engine wattage (max 250W), top assist speed (25kph) and whether pedaling is required (though no-pedal was allowed up to 20kph).

    Anything beyond that becomes classified as a motor vehicle, and the only motor vehicles allowed on bike/ped paths are mopeds with a top speed of 25kph.

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