Dear Friends,
Gov. Murphy yesterday signed a new e-bike safety law that Ocean City has long advocated for.
Public safety will always remain a top priority for this administration and for “America’s Greatest Family Resort.” Protecting young riders is especially important.
Among the provisions of the new legislation are the following:
Nobody likes more red tape, but the benefits of the new law far outweigh the inconvenience of the new registration requirements.
Our Community Policing Unit will begin sharing the requirements with students in Ocean City schools, and they will continue to enforce the law. The text of the new registration requirement does not specify whether or not visible license plates or markers will be required. That had been one of the requests of our police chief.
A lot of vehicles, bicycles and pedestrians share Ocean City’s roads. It’s a dangerous mix, given the speed and sometimes recklessness of e-bike operators old and young.
I want to thank our legislators for taking this important step toward public safety.
Warm regards,
Mayor Jay A. Gillian