Nacato, 17, was outside of the Centre Street center-running bike lane — though it is illegal for e-moto users to use city bike lanes (but also the roadways). The segment of Centre Street north of Chambers, where the driver and e-moto rider were sharing space, is exceptionally narrow and is often filled with parked cars, narrowing the space further. He worked and went to school in Manhattan, so he rides that route regularly, the family member added. “He did not normally wear a helmet,” the family member said, a habit that the family did not like. Ben Furnas of Transportation Alternatives called on state officials to prevent vendors from selling these products in New York State.