There’s nothing we like more in the summer then cruising around NYC in a Citi Bike, but now they’re set to get slowed down a bit more for safety reasons.
Mayor Eric Adams’ administration announced last week that all pedal-assist Citi Bike e-bikes will now have to abide by a 15 mph speed limit, a reduction from the previous limit of 18 mph.
“Following direction from City Hall and DOT, we’ve reduced Citi Bike pedal assist speeds on our ebike fleet,” Citi Bike General Manager, Patrick Knoth said last Friday about taking action on Adams’ demand.
As reported by Gothamist, Deputy Mayor Randy Mastro rejected a proposal from Citi Bike asking the city to add speedometers to the e-bikes…