New York City officials are set to lower e-bike speed limits to 15 mph, amid rising safety concerns. However, critics argue that this focus is misplaced, as cars are implicated in nearly all pedestrian injuries. Advocates point out that despite the state's permission to reduce car speed limits citywide to 20 mph, the administration has acted selectively. Statistics indicate that motor vehicles are overwhelmingly responsible for pedestrian injuries, leading some officials to question the urgency of prioritizing e-bike regulations over more impactful vehicle speed limits.
Clearly they're putting the emphasis in the wrong place, given what we know about the relative dangers of motor vehicles and e-bikes.
It's not really clear what the thinking is by the administration or the Council in pushing more quickly to lower e-bike speeds than implementing 20 mph speed limits across the city.
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