§ 4-06 — Speed Restrictions
New York City Administrative Code (current through L.L. 2026/147, enacted September 12, 2026, and amendments effective through October 10, 2026) · 34 RCNY § 4-06
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§ 4-06 Speed Restrictions.
(a) Maximum speed limits and basic rule. (1) No person shall drive a vehicle at a speed greater than twenty-five miles per hour except where official signs indicate a different maximum speed limit. (2) Where official signs are posted indicating a maximum speed limit, no person shall drive a vehicle at a speed greater than such maximum speed limit. (3) [Reserved.] (b) Maximum speed limits for bicycles with electric assist, electric scooters, and pedal-assist commercial bicycles and basic rule. (1) No person shall operate a bicycle with electric assist, an electric scooter, or a pedal-assist commercial bicycle at a speed greater than fifteen miles per hour except where official signs indicate a different maximum speed limit for a bicycle with electric assist, an electric scooter, or a pedal-assist commercial bicycle. (2) Where official signs are posted indicating a maximum speed limit for a bicycle with electric assist, an electric scooter, or a pedal-assist commercial bicycle, no person shall operate such a bicycle with electric assist, electric scooter, or pedal-assist commercial bicycle at a speed greater than such maximum speed limit. (Amended City Record 9/24/2025, eff. 10/24/2025)