NYCs e-bike crackdown: Letters to the Editor Aug. 6, 2026

I’m an avid cyclist and have personally observed numerous near-accidents on bike paths in recent months.Officials should consider legislation that would require registration for high-speed e-bikes and scooters (“E-bike terrors put on notice,” Aug.5).E-bike safety education should be required for those who register and there should be stronger enforcement against reckless riding, speeding or illegal activities.Paul FeinerGreenburghE-bikes that are going 40 miles per hour should be licensed and riding in the car lanes, following the rules of the road as our motorcycles do.Bike lanes should be for non-motorized bicycles only as originally planned.Alan TlustySoHoAs the president of the Greater Whitestone Taxpayers Civic Association, I spoke to our state and city elected officials about the danger of e-bikes and ATVs in not only our community, but every community.

I asked a state official to introduce a bill in Albany to register, insure and provide licenses to people who operate these dangerous vehicles, and nothing was done.Now, City Council Speaker Julie Menin is finally doing something about it.It’s a shame that so many people have been injured or killed.

In plain English: It’s about time.Kim F.CodyWhitestoneWith all of the recent accidents and fatalities recently, now city officials are concerned about e-bikes.

But this has been a serious problem for a few years.E-bikes are a danger to pedestrians with no consequences.If the City Council wants to regulate e-bikes, it should allow only people over 16 to ride them, limit the bikes to speeds under 25 miles per hour and mandate insurance so riders can take responsibility for accidents.Joseph ComperchioBrooklynCrackpot liberals in the city have spent an inordinate amount of time trying to shut down the carriage-horse industry.Meanwhile, thousands are injured from crazed e-bike riders and 133 people have died since 2019.

But the police aren’t allowed to do anything because enforcement of even the most mode...