In NYC, most e-bikes are used by people running delivery. People running delivery are paid very little and may be undocumented. NYPD has seized hundreds of e-bi

In NYC, most e-bikes are used by people running delivery. People running delivery are paid very little and may be undocumented. NYPD has seized hundreds of e-bikes (at roughly ~$1000/each) and fined their riders. Our mayor has unfortunately listened to rich upper-west-siders who see e-bikes as a nuisance, so beginning in 2018 there will be increased enforcement against e-bikes. DeBlasio has suggested that e-bike users "use cars" instead. This is totally insane as it will only increase congestion and decrease safety overall. Streetsblog NYC has good reporting on this: https://nyc.streetsblog.org/2017/11/22/delivery-workers-confront-de-blasio-over-e-bike-crackdown/ https://nyc.streetsblog.org/2017/11/22/delivery-workers-conf...