An e-bike crackdown could be coming down the road.

Priscilla’s Law is a bill that would require all e-bikes and e-scooters to be registered with the city’s Department of Transportation and carry highly visible license plates.

“The most dangerous place to be in New York City is in a crosswalk,” City Councilmember Robert Holden, who is the sponsor of the bill, said.

On Wednesday, street safety advocates gathered on the steps of City Hall in support of the bill.

“Just like cars with red-light cameras, they will be identifiable and get their warning and get their ticket. Isn’t that fair?” Janet Schroeder, co-founder of the NYC E-Vehicle Safety Alliance, said.

The City Council bill is named after Priscilla Loke, who was killed by an e-bike rider in Chinatown last year.

According to the city’s Department of Transportation, there were 30 bike deaths last year. Twenty-three of those people were riding e-bikes.

“There is no accountability. They’re riding on sidewalks, running through red lights. People are afraid to walk on sidewalks, people who are already isolated like elderly and disabled people feel more isolated now than ever,” Schroeder said.

But there are several groups opposed to Priscilla’s Law, including the Worker’s Justice Project — a nonprofit organization that fights for low-wage migrant workers’ rights.

Advocates believe this bill will unfairly target immigrants and delivery workers.  

“This bill aims to particularly intensify the policing and criminalization of our communities,” Ligia Guallpa, executive director of the Worker’s Justice Project, said. “Low-income communities, particularly working-class people who use e-bike as a main mode of public transportation or the only transportation they can access in our communities, they completely oppose this law.”

Some of those opposed to the bill say the city was not designed to support e-bikes. That’s why they’re calling for new street design measures to ensure long-term safety for everyone on the road.

“I think what will really help is if we have much better infrastructure in the city. So, the best way to keep everyone safe, pedestrians, people on bikes, people on cars, is to have [a] separate space for everybody,” Transportation Alternatives volunteer and cyclist Paul Krikler said.

On Wednesday, the City Council’s Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure held on oversight hearing on the bill, which is still in its early stages. It could be months before a full City Council vote.