Rivian finally appears to admit that possession of a drivers license is not sufficient for safe operation of their insanely powerful and heavy vehicles.

Rivian Is Nerfing Its 1,025-HP Trucks With a New Teen Mode

Rivian will introduce a strict teen mode to limit horsepower and off-road features for young drivers to prevent reckless driving in its heavy electric trucks.

autoblog.com

Andrew@njtrainsit.bsky.social · last yr.

I'm old enough to remember when @thewaroncars.bsky.social were the only ones showing up to car shows to ask manufacturers whether it was responsible to make cars so big and powerful. Today, we have Doug DeMuro asking the same question to the CEO of Rivian.

Cybercab spotted in NYC West Village. We’re actually allowing this here??!

🤯 A car-free car racing event? Sounds impossible! In the Netherlands last weekend, nearly all of the 110,000 fans attending the #Formula1 #GrandPrix arrived by bike or public transit. Cars were practically banned. Ironic to say this: but it's a masterclass in sustainable mega-event planning.

"An e-bike incentive program in NJ would have numerous benefits, including: - Lowering emissions and car trips - Supporting local bike shops - Increasing equitable transportation access - Encouraging safer e-bike purchases - Improving compliance with the 2026 NJ E-bike Law - Creating safer streets"

Report Release – Incentivizing E-bikes in New Jersey: Lessons from E-bike Rebate Programs in North America - New Jersey State Policy Lab

As e-bike adoption increases across the United States, policymakers are exploring incentive programs that make e-bikes more accessible while advancing broader transportation, environmental, safety, an...

policylab.rutgers.edu

“We’re done kicking the can down the road. We’re building a new road and then kicking the can down that one.”

Mayor Zohran Kwame Mamdani@mayor.nyc.gov · 2mo ago

We're done kicking the can down the road. Here's how we're fixing the city-owned section of the BQE.

Wait, is Minneapolis just Gen Z Portland?

taylr@taylordahlin.com · 2mo ago

bike party in minneapolis! new inventions and freak bikes everywhere. this one’s front wheel is just a barrel and they are taking it over jumps

Nothing better than a brand new Technology Connections Heat Pump video. youtu.be/F_7B2shTPPU?...

My water heater is cooler than yours

YouTube video by Technology Connections

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Streetsblog NYC@nyc.streetsblog.org · 2mo ago

The City Council will not call on state legislators to pass an e-bike licensing bill akin to the one now in effect in New Jersey, where the messy rollout is causing issues for cyclists. buff.ly/TF1NuPG

Matt Moore and Dr Ash are holding half of this industry together.

Bikepedantic@pedantic.bike · 2mo ago

The relationship between bike brands (and US vs overseas), dealers, and advocacy is lmg and complicated… lots of thoughts. People for Bikes is essentially the primary national advocacy channel for US bike brands. I think they’ve done a ton around ebike classification 1/2

Even Vision Zero benchmark #Hoboken faces setbacks in street safety. When this happens in your community, don’t get discouraged!

Hoboken council votes 7-2 to put an end to Grand Street bike lane pilot program - Hudson County View

The Hoboken City Council voted 7-2 to approve a resolution ending the Grand Street bike lane pilot program at Wednesday night's meeting.

hudsoncountyview.com

Easy response: call their bluff. Put a bike lane on every street and I’ll pay my fair share for it. Deal?

Gravel Influencer@gravelinfluencer.bsky.social · 2mo ago

Drivers do not make these statements in good faith. This is not about actual financial contributions and costs. This is how drivers try to assert that roads are only for cars. The solution is not education, but infrastructure that takes space from cars and gives it to cyclists and pedestrians.

A complete self own by the NJ State Legislature to kill an entire industry.

Larry Higgs@commutinglarry.bsky.social · 2mo ago

Unintended consequence of NJ's new e-bike law. Bike shop business is drying up as customers balk at the new law requirements www.nj.com/news/2026/08...

The recent hysteria over bike and ebike regulation is infuriating, dumb, and counter-productive.

This piece has a significant factual issue running through it, from the headline to the final sentence. I want to flag it in case a correction or clarification can be made. Specifically, the vehicle described in this story IS NOT AN E-BIKE.

528,245 preventable deaths

David Zipper@davidzipper.bsky.social · 2mo ago

​New research shows that the US has been a global laggard curbing crash deaths. If the US had merely matched improvements in 14 peer nations, 500,000+ lives would have been saved from 2000-24. doi.org/10.1080/1538...

The NJ Assembly and Senate should be ashamed of themselves for passing, then refusing to fix, this embarrassing piece of legislation.

Andrew@njtrainsit.bsky.social · 3mo ago

“I did not have an eight-year-old sales receipt. I tried to explain to them I paid the tax,” he said. “Nope, you need some sort of receipt you paid your sales tax eight years ago.” www.nj.com/news/2026/07...

“I did not have an eight-year-old sales receipt. I tried to explain to them I paid the tax,” he said. “Nope, you need some sort of receipt you paid your sales tax eight years ago.” www.nj.com/news/2026/07...

E-bike law is confusing and there’s no grace period. We took readers’ questions to the MVC.

New Jersey's new e-bike registration law is in effect. Cyclists and advocates said there is lot s of confusion about the law and the process to register bikes and which need insurance.

nj.com

This might be the platonic ideal of a right-wing local car dealership ad

This could have been 4 parking spots.

We are really excited for this month's #Hoboken community bike ride! Meet us at 10:45am INSIDE Taglieri Field. Our route will circle the football field, tour all of Hoboken's schools, and finish back at the stadium. Don't forget to represent your school by dressing in school colors!

The situation with NJ e-bike laws: A bunch of kids riding around on motorcycles got injured by people driving cars into them, so the state government decided that we needed to regulate hang gliders.

After today's stage win, Im reminded of this post from last year. Pog continues to be an alien.

You guys, are bike lanes gentrification or are they DEI, I can’t keep it straight

Prepare yourself to see countless examples of this happening in New Jersey, due to our tediously stupid and confusing new registration requirements.

Mark Sutton@marksuttonbike.bsky.social · 3mo ago

I have now seen the police body cam footage that determined that this @ternbicycles.com was apparently not road legal. They lift the wheels off the ground & pedal the bike. Totally unscientific test. If this is how it is done, everybody has a case to make. www.cyclingelectric.com/news/police-...

I am, frankly, shocked — SHOCKED — at the implied corruption between Donald Trump and FIFA.

Table centerpiece for the 4th

In the midst of a budget crisis, Jersey City is leaving $100M on the table We can plug Jersey City's budget hole, make parking easier, and make our streets safer. Our op-ed on the deficit and the opportunity for parking reform.

Op-Ed: In the midst of a budget crisis, Jersey City is leaving $100M on the table - Hudson County View

Op-Ed: The SafeStreetsJC board explains how they see the City of Jersey City leaving $100M on the table in the midst of a budget crisis.

hudsoncountyview.com

Top 10 US cities with the smallest share of workers commuting by driving alone: —Hoboken NJ —Cambridge MA —New York NY —Jersey City NJ —Berkeley CA —Washington DC —Brookline MA —San Francisco CA —West New York NJ —Somerville MA www.thetransportpolitic.com/databook/us-...

Well, well, well… "Garden State Balcony Solar Act" passes state Assembly and Senate. njleg.gov/bill-search/...

Andrew@njtrainsit.bsky.social · 7mo ago

@mikiesherrill.bsky.social should work with her long-time friend @abigailspanberger.com to bring this to NJ. Reducing utility bills is a cornerstone of her platform and this would be a step in the right direction.

How do professionally licensed drivers keep getting away with this nonsense, in the heart of Manhattan? Their criminal actions are literally visible to everyone!