UPCOMING PROPOSED NYC RULE HEARING & COMMENT DEADLINE – Speed Limits for E-Bikes, E-Scooters, and Pedal-Assist Commercial Bicycles

Speed Limits for E-Bikes, E-Scooters, and Pedal-Assist Commercial Bicycles

Agency: Department of Transportation
Comment-By Date: 07-14-2025
Hearing Date: 07-14-2025 (virtual hearing)

Section 4-06 is amended by adding a new paragraph (b) prohibiting a person from operating a bicycle with electric assist, an electric scooter, or a pedal-assist commercial bicycle in excess of 15 miles per hour. 

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How do I comment on the proposed rules?  Anyone can comment on the proposed rules by: 

• Website.  You can submit comments to DOT through the NYC rules website at http://rules.cityofnewyork.us.

• Email.  You can email comments to rules@dot.nyc.gov. 

• Mail.  You can mail comments to the Division of Legal Affairs, New York City Department of Transportation, 55 Water Street, 9th Floor, New York, NY 10041.  

• Fax. You can fax comments to (212) 839-7188. 

• By speaking at the hearing.  Anyone who wants to comment on the proposed rule at the public hearing must sign up to speak. You can sign up before the hearing by emailing rules@dot.nyc.gov by July 11, 2025 and including your name and affiliation.  While you will be given an opportunity during the hearing to indicate that you would like to provide comments, we prefer that you sign up in advance. You can speak for up to three minutes. Please note that the hearing is for accepting oral testimony only and is not held in a “Question and Answer” format.