Should Electric Bike Riders In New Jersey Need To Have License and Registration?

So this post is an open-ended question to get a feel for what residents around the state are thinking. Do people who ride electric bicycles need a license and registration here in New Jersey? According to Njbikeped.org, "There is no license or registration required for e-bikes at the state level, although some towns may offer registration. As per NJSA 39:4-14.16, you can ride your e-bike on bike lanes, streets, highways, and roadways in New Jersey, except for those where all bicycle traffic is restricted by regulation."

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For the record, I do not have an electric bike and don't wanna sponsor legislation to require licenses and registration for them. I was recently driving, a car when I saw someone pass through traffic on an electric bike and I wondered if they require licenses and registration and why he didn't have a helmet on. He was going fast enough that if he crashed he would get hurt and without a helmet, he'd possibly get a significant injury.

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Should Electric Bike Riders In New Jersey Need To Have License and Registration? Here's What You At Home Had To Say.....

Joe: Yesssssssssssssssssss

Dwayne: No! We don't need government controlling / regulating us for electric bikes. Let those who ride choose for themselves.

Michele: Yes! They are all over and in and outta traffic and worse then the cars on the roads. Anything with a motor needs a license. They made me get a license for my moped and it didn't go nowhere near as fast as those electric bikes do now.

Dawn: No

John: Yes. They exceed 25 mph.

April: Yes just like anything else that is on the roads everything needs to be street-legal

Slade: No why give the state any more money

Edward: Yes. If it’s got a motor it needs to be registered and regulated

Willy: That and helmets!

Bud: Yes and Helmets

Wanda: No way. Govt can’t handle what they are supposed to now.

Jim: Nooo, it's bad enough in this freaking state license for this license for that too many things they are making you have a license for....

Pamela: Might as well include electric wheelchairs and shopping carts.

Paul: They need to have lights.

These are just some of the comments regarding this question. What do you think? Post your thoughts below.