This New Jersey E-Bike Law Is the Most Restrictive in the U.S.

This week, New Jersey Governor Phil Murphy enacted the strictest e-bike law in the nation, defining Class 1 bikes as “low-speed electric bicycles" and classifying Class 2 and 3 e-bikes as “motorized bicycles.” This new law requires all e-bikes to be registered, and all Class 2 and 3 e-bikes to be insured. It also requires riders over 17 to have a driver's license to operate them, and outlaws anyone under 15 from riding them at all. Although the bill adds unnecessary rules for low-speed e-bikes...