Riverhead Restricts Electric Bike, Scooter Sales & Mods

Riverhead Town Board passed a law on December 5 to prohibit the sale and modifications of electric bikes and scooters with lithium batteries or chargers that have been cited as a fire risk.

Town code states the devices cannot be sold unless they’ve been tested and certified by an Occupational Safety and Health Administration nationally recognized testing laboratory, and certification is displayed on the product’s packaging or charging unit.