E-bikes are a thing

[Piston Honda]

Bill s4834 passed both chambers. I'm just a Murphy signature away from being reclassified as a criminal.

https://newjerseymonitor.com/2026/01/14/governor-murphy-ebike-legislation/

 

[Carson]

Bill s4834 passed both chambers. I'm just a Murphy signature away from being reclassified as a criminal.

https://newjerseymonitor.com/2026/01/14/governor-murphy-ebike-legislation/

Just a traffic violator, not a criminal.

 

[Steve Vai]

🤞🤞

 

[Santapez]

From the article: The bill also includes a one-year ban on the sale of electric bikes online.

Damn. That's gonna be annoying because I'm sure that includes mountain bikes

 

[jdog]

I can’t wait to see what the DMV looks like when people have to line up to register their electric Amazon bike



This bill is a mess


The goal of this is to give the police the power to crush surons and throttle e-motorcycles that we see on our roads.

 

[Steve Vai]

Zero percent chance anyone registers their bike. 1% chance any cop will give AF.

I still haven’t seen any support from any of the manufacturers so obviously the Industry doesn’t care in any way.

 

[JPark]

Zero percent chance anyone registers their bike. 1% chance any cop will give AF.

I still haven’t seen any support from any of the manufacturers so obviously the Industry doesn’t care in any way.

Until recently I would have agreed with you.
However, this fall the Park Police gave me a ticket at Round Valley for Windsurfing without a USCG approved lifevest. Keep in mind I was wearing a lifevest designed for windsurfing and also a helmet and full body wet-suit. On top of that the ticket had a mandatory court appearance.
Never underestimate what bored park police will cite you for.

 

[tonyride]

From the article: The bill also includes a one-year ban on the sale of electric bikes online.

Damn. That's gonna be annoying because I'm sure that includes mountain bikes

Get your now.

 

[tonyride]

I still haven’t seen any support from any of the manufacturers so obviously the Industry doesn’t care in any way.

That's because they know NJ is famous for passing useless "feel good" laws that don't actually "do good" and it won't be enforced. Of the 1% of law enforcement that cares, they're busy with more important things like making sure supermarkets aren't supplying plastic bags to customers.

 

[Carson]

I can’t wait to see what the DMV looks like when people have to line up to register their electric Amazon bike



This bill is a mess


The goal of this is to give the police the power to crush surons and throttle e-motorcycles that we see on our roads.

Such a mess.

Then they better modify the Vehicle Pursuit Policy as officers can't pursue for traffic violations as the policy stands today.

And there are like 6 NJ State Park Police officers on duty for the whole state at any one time. Maybe double that on the big summer holidays. They aren't in a position to enforce. They are currently looking to hire 20 new officers, but the pay is less than what local towns are paying, so you really have to want to be a park guy.

 

[jdog]

Such a mess.

Then they better modify the Vehicle Pursuit Policy as officers can't pursue for traffic violations as the policy stands today.

And there are like 6 NJ State Park Police officers on duty for the whole state at any one time. Maybe double that on the big summer holidays. They aren't in a position the enforce. They are currently looking to hire 20 new officers, but the pay is less than what local towns are paying, so you really have to want to be a park guy.

call (609) 292-6000 or text (732) 605-5455 TODAY to stop Governor Murphy from signing S4834/A6235 into law.

I just called. The woman on the phone had no clue what i was talking about.

What a mess!!

 

[Steve Vai]

 

[Ian F]

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But did he know where his towel is?

 

[Cassinonorth]

 

[Ian F]

It doesn't help when shit like this is in IG feeds...

 

[Ian F]

In some ways, it reminds me of the whacked rules about fireworks... for some time, you could buy them but it was illegal to use them? 😵‍💫

 

[christryon]

call (609) 292-6000 or text (732) 605-5455 TODAY to stop Governor Murphy from signing S4834/A6235 into law.

I just called. The woman on the phone had no clue what i was talking about.

What a mess!!

Done.

It’s only Gov. Murphy for another ~3.5 days. Let’s hope it gets lost in the shuffle.

 

[Steve Vai]

Anyone think as a mom Mikie could be more likely to push this through? Or no? They live in a pretty non cycling friendly area of the state.

 

[Piston Honda]

Anyone think as a mom Mikie could be more likely to push this through? Or no? They live in a pretty non cycling friendly area of the state.

Might not even need to go that far. If Murphy doesn't sign the bill, legislature has the numbers to override the veto.

 

[KF2M]

But did he know where his towel is?

Anybody up for Vogon poetry?