DoorDash supports a new speed limit for e-bikes in New York City which goes into effect October 24, 2025.
Earlier this year, DoorDash also supported efforts for mandatory bike safety training and increased access to safety equipment.
DoorDash is also announcing support for additional street safety efforts – including policies championed by local lawmakers on daylighting and the banning of Class 3 e-bikes.
Most Dashers follow the rules of the road and do the right thing. However, we recognize community concerns about safe riding. In a city as dense and dynamic as New York, setting a lower speed limit for e-bikes is a smart and sensible step. That’s why we are supportive of the city’s new policy of a 15 mph speed limit for e-bikes.
With safety in mind, earlier this year, DoorDash laid out a set of principles aimed at making New York’s streets safer – including mandatory bike safety training, increased access to safety equipment, and digital IDs for bike delivery workers – all in an effort to help keep Dashers and the communities they serve safe.
Our commitment to safety has led us to contribute more than $28 million in funds for Dasher vehicle expenses, including safety equipment and other needs, and will soon lead us to 8,000 safe e-bikes donated over the next five years as part of a trade-in program where Dashers can replace their old bikes for newer, safer ones.
And in an effort to continue being good faith partners in safety, today DoorDash is also supporting measures to introduce daylighting on street corners and to ban Class 3 e-bikes that can go up to 25 mph – policies championed respectively by New York State Assemblymember, Zohran Mamdani and New York City Council Member, Crystal Hudson.
Daylighting is simple – limit parking near corners so parked cars don’t cause blind spots for drivers, cyclists, or pedestrians. We agree with Assemblymember Mamdani that universal daylighting is a critical step that could be taken to ensure that blind spots and poor visibility don’t threaten lives. That’s why we’re supporting Intro 1138, a city council effort to improve visibility and street safety by adopting intersection daylighting.
We also support banning the fastest of high-speed e-bikes from the city streets and back legislation put forward by Council Member Crystal Hudson (District 35), which would end the sale of Class 3 e-bikes that provide motor assist to riders until they reach 25 mph – too fast to safely operate in New York City.
“Dashers are only as safe as the streets they use. We commend New York City for adopting a reasonable e-bike speed limit that will help keep Dashers and New Yorkers safe,” said Kassandra Perez-Desir, DoorDash’s Head of Government Relations in New York. “As continued partners in public safety, we are also proud to support common sense measures being championed respectively by Assemblymember Mamdani and Council Member Hudson to adopt daylighting at busy intersections and ban Class 3 e-bikes. Safer streets are in everyone’s best interest.”
