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Council updates commercial bicycle safety rules to include e‑bikes, battery safety and stronger penalties
Summary
The council advanced Intro 20a to expand commercial bicycle safety requirements to powered bicycles, add lithium battery safety to training, and create stronger penalties, while clarifying coverage of app‑based delivery workers under section 10‑157 of the administrative code. The bill was adopted with a 39–7 vote on general orders.
The City Council advanced legislation to tighten safety requirements for commercial bicycle deliveries and to clarify enforcement for third‑party delivery services.
Intro 20a, sponsored by Council Member Gail Brewer, updates New York City Administrative Code section 10‑157 to explicitly cover powered bicycles (e‑bikes), add lithium‑ion battery and charging safety to the commercial bicycling safety course administered by the Department of Transportation, and strengthen penalties for repeat violations. The bill also narrows…
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