Citi Bike Agrees to Curb E-Bike Speeds at 15 Mph After Service Suspension Threat From NYC Mayor Eric Adams Admin

NYC now has a 15 mph speed limit for e-bikes — but critics doubt it ...

Mayor Eric Adams announced the speed limit for

Citi Bike agrees to curb e-bike speeds at 15 mph after service suspension threat from NYC Mayor Eric Adams admin

NEW YORK — Citi Bike has agreed to curb the speed at which its e-bikes can go at 15 miles per hour — a move that came in response to a service suspension threat from Mayor Eric Adams’ administration. The…

Adams mandates Citi Bike e-bike speed limit be lowered ‘immediately’ to 15 mph

Reckless e-bike riding has now reached emergency levels, NYC Mayor Eric Adams said on Thursday.  Just a day after Adams proposed a city-wide 15 mph speed limit on all e-bikes, his administration mandated Citi Bike lower its bike speed limit by June 20. To combat an increasing number of fatalities from Citi Bike collisions in NYC, First Deputy Mayor Randy Mastro sent a letter on June 5 to Lyft, the owner of Citi Bike, ordering them through an eme…

Citing ‘emergency threat to life,’ Adams orders Citi Bike e-bikes be limited to 15 mph

The move overrides Lyft’s plan to install speedometers and underscores the growing influence of Deputy Mayor Randy Mastro.

NYC Begins Clamping Down On Electric Bikes With New Speed 15 MPH Speed Limit - AutoSpies Auto News

NYC Begins Clamping Down On Electric Bikes With New Speed 15 MPH Speed Limit

NYC Imposes New Speed Limit for Electric Bikes – NYCTastemakers

New York’s biking lanes will be seeing a new change, as Major Adams has announced that the city will impose a speed limit on electric bikes. The New York Daily News reports that the announcement was made this Wednesday, with e-bikes being allowed to go only 15MPH in the city.   The reason for this limitation […] The post NYC Imposes New Speed Limit for Electric Bikes appeared first on NYCTastemakers.