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E bike are definitely illegal in NY state
http://www.nydmv.state.ny.us/dmvfaqs.htm#motor
As such this is the letter I wrote to my state senator and governor. There is a bill to define and legalize E bikes "A 189"
This bill could be dead by now
If you live in NY please write your state Senator and governor
Mr. Hannon
I want to state my support for:
A189 Gantt
Vehicle and Traffic Law
TITLE....Defines the term electric assisted bicycle
In these times of gas prices being so high and the dangers of global
warming I have been looking into alternate means of transportation to my
job.
Being an Engineer for a medical equipment manufacturer who wears a dress
shirt and tie every day I wanted a way to substantially reduce my use of
gasoline and still arrive at work in a reasonable amount of time and be
sweat free.
Living on Long Island (Levittown) Meant that taking a bus would take
over an hour to get to my job in Meville. I often work late making
taking a bus even more difficult.
I could use a Motorcycle but didn't want another vehicle to maintain,
insure and the dangers of a motorcycle on Long Island were to great for
my family.
I am a serious recreational cyclist and taking a bicycle to work
appealed to me as a very low impact (on the planet) way to get to work.
The problem was that I needed to get to work in a reasonable amount of
time and arrive sweat free, those terms are contradictory when talking
about bicycle travel.
Then I discovered E bikes (electrically assisted bicycle) I purchased a
kit that met the Federal guidelines for a E bike, in brief I put
together a E bike that stayed below 20 MPH and had a Wheel Hub motor of
less than 750 watts and of course I always wear a helmet.
With my E bike I can travel the 9.2 miles to work in about 30 minutes
arrive completely sweat free and get the equivalent of about 300 MPG.
This has reduced my weekly gas consumption to less than half depending
on the weather. (I still take my car if its going to rain)
To my total surprise, I learned what I am doing is illegal and that E
bikes of any kind are banned from the roads of New York state.
This has to change and I implore you support Bill A189 and help it pass
the senate.
In these times of global warming the E bike is a great way to get
ordinary people who aren't in great physical shape to travel by bicycle.
The E bike flattens hills and makes a distance of 10 miles seem like 2.
Ten million E bikes have been sold in China and the E bike industry is a
high tech industry in China where a great amount of research and
development is taking place. The E bike industry in China is advancing
battery technology for Ultra light weight Electric vehicles because of
consumer demand.
I want to thank you for taking the time to read this and again ask you
to support Bill A189
http://www.nydmv.state.ny.us/dmvfaqs.htm#motor
As such this is the letter I wrote to my state senator and governor. There is a bill to define and legalize E bikes "A 189"
This bill could be dead by now
If you live in NY please write your state Senator and governor
Mr. Hannon
I want to state my support for:
A189 Gantt
Vehicle and Traffic Law
TITLE....Defines the term electric assisted bicycle
In these times of gas prices being so high and the dangers of global
warming I have been looking into alternate means of transportation to my
job.
Being an Engineer for a medical equipment manufacturer who wears a dress
shirt and tie every day I wanted a way to substantially reduce my use of
gasoline and still arrive at work in a reasonable amount of time and be
sweat free.
Living on Long Island (Levittown) Meant that taking a bus would take
over an hour to get to my job in Meville. I often work late making
taking a bus even more difficult.
I could use a Motorcycle but didn't want another vehicle to maintain,
insure and the dangers of a motorcycle on Long Island were to great for
my family.
I am a serious recreational cyclist and taking a bicycle to work
appealed to me as a very low impact (on the planet) way to get to work.
The problem was that I needed to get to work in a reasonable amount of
time and arrive sweat free, those terms are contradictory when talking
about bicycle travel.
Then I discovered E bikes (electrically assisted bicycle) I purchased a
kit that met the Federal guidelines for a E bike, in brief I put
together a E bike that stayed below 20 MPH and had a Wheel Hub motor of
less than 750 watts and of course I always wear a helmet.
With my E bike I can travel the 9.2 miles to work in about 30 minutes
arrive completely sweat free and get the equivalent of about 300 MPG.
This has reduced my weekly gas consumption to less than half depending
on the weather. (I still take my car if its going to rain)
To my total surprise, I learned what I am doing is illegal and that E
bikes of any kind are banned from the roads of New York state.
This has to change and I implore you support Bill A189 and help it pass
the senate.
In these times of global warming the E bike is a great way to get
ordinary people who aren't in great physical shape to travel by bicycle.
The E bike flattens hills and makes a distance of 10 miles seem like 2.
Ten million E bikes have been sold in China and the E bike industry is a
high tech industry in China where a great amount of research and
development is taking place. The E bike industry in China is advancing
battery technology for Ultra light weight Electric vehicles because of
consumer demand.
I want to thank you for taking the time to read this and again ask you
to support Bill A189