E-Bike and E-Scooter Legislation Could End Crackdown in Manhattan

Bird and Lime scooters sit parked in front of a building in San Francisco, Cali, on April 17, 2018 Justin Sullivan/Getty Images

NEW YORK—City Council introduced four bills, which include the legalization of electrical bikes (e-bikes) and electrical scooters (e-scooters).

Currently, delivery workers, business owners, and the general public are subject to $100 to $500 fines for the use and ownership of electric bikes in New York City. This is a challenge for delivery workers, as Executive Director of the Asian American Federation, Joann Yoo explains, “They need those bikes to be able to work 14-hour days in the snow, in rain, in freezing cold weather.”