#cycling
😳 “The #NewJersey law is the most serious legislative attack on #bicycling in many years, and the fear is that other states will follow suit”
🙄 “requires all #ebike riders 17 and older to have driver’s licenses, registration and insurance (which may not even be available and proof of which they must carry with them while riding) and wear a state-approved motorcycle helmet. Riders 15 or 16 years old will need to acquire a ‘motorized #bicycle license.’” https://usa.streetsblog.org/2026/01/27/amid-panic-following-terrible-new-jersey-law-regulating-all-e-bikes-as-mopeds-some-look-to-remove-throttles-from-e-bike-definition
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