Is Mexico City Safe for Cycling Drivers?

Jessica Gutrees used the Ecobici service as its main transport method in Mexico for more than seven years, especially a way to go to her workplace. With stations in the six metropolitan areas of capital, this bike is a state attempt to promote bicycle use in one of the most polluted cities in the world.

Born and raised in the capital city of Mexican, Gutres knows that the biking is here with many obstacles. “In the last few months, Mexico News Daily said,” There are some severe flaws (in service). “Broken bicycle and small availability are still difficult to work at the right time.” But, well, she sighed, “I am using it because it is practical.” Her main path is five kilometers (three miles) ride, from residential colonia dell tail to Google Headquarters in Lomas Virre.

It takes about 45 minutes to go to the office from his home. In a normal week, he makes this trip twice a day. Although many streets in Mexico do not embrace bicycle drivers, he wants to use an epoch than to take public transport: “This is very crowded in the morning,” he says, “turbulence is embarrassed to me.”

Kithrez decides to ride at his own speed to work every day – to avoid stress and anger crowd – and the possibilities for sexual harassment. Although he acknowledges that the Ecobisi service is practical, he laments that “there is no civil culture that respects bicycle drivers.” The cars parked on bicycle trails are facing severe obstacles in the capital of the Riders, from the main ways to be aggressive to bicycle drivers. Is Mexico City really safe for bicycle drivers?

Mexico city is not built for bikes

In the 20th century, the capital expanded faster, and the city planners prioritized car traffic than bicycle drivers, which creates massive highways that are still unsafe for bikes.

Launched in 2010, the Ecobisi project is an attempt to create the right place on the streets and to dignify cycling drivers in Mexico. Since then, the capital has been riding over 124.7 million kilometers, which have been documented Movement ministry (Semovi) at the anniversary of this year’s project. The company balances this number over 3,000 times in 15 years.

Today, Mexico has a total of 689 egois stations, “the largest and most widely used organization in Latin America,” said in its 2019-2024. Performance report. Although it seems like this is a great news that Mexico is in the forefront of the global movement, the death statistics of cycling driver’s accidents have been left behind us.

Mexico city is heavily weighed on the shoulders of bicycle drivers

Gutirez reports that he has not had any accident in the seven years he used the ego. Also, she is sure that she spends less than half the time on a bike than in a private car. However, accidents are common: newspaper El Soul de Mexico Report That 2022 is the record for bicycle drivers in Mexico. 20 cycling deaths were reported in 2024.

Since 2007, according to The The Municipal Government of MexicoProtected circulation paths are built in residential and commercially neighborhoods. But even though the government is ready to take this action of the city and to take this action of environmental importance, we are not capital residents, simply not: in our minds, cars will always be priority, which led to the death of 1700 users, which is renewed. Message store n+.

“Bicycle driving deaths are linked to adequate infrastructure, poor or bike route planning and training deficit to public and private transport drivers,” the report said.

No matter how dangerous these figures are, the Ministry of Environment of Mexico has now promoted the use of bikes for more than a decade. By creating the traffic rules specifically designed for bicycle driversMexico City now has a network of 530 kilometers, which contains exclusive paths and shared paths.

The Move through the bike Program, which helped riders Enjoy key ways such as reform on SundaysThis is a feature of the entire machine implemented by the government throughout the capital. How can they not? Bicycle “(…) is the most powerful system: It does not pollute it, its cost is very affordable,” said Manuel Suresh Lastra, director of the geographical company. Unam gazette. Still, the city of Mexico is weighing the shoulders of bicycle drivers.

How to ride safely in Mexico City

Most of the romantic-habitual relationship with the Mexico City is related to the fact that walking around the city is practically impossible without fear of running. Even today, Mexico does not fully embrace bicycle drivers in its daily transport kinetics.

Yes, bicycle drivers stand against the system to mark them by riding their bikes. Taking into account all these issues, as a person working in the Roma-Kandesa region, I cannot help that most people on the bikes here are foreigners-even though these things happen every day.

How to ride a bike safely in Mexico and you can ask? Well, like it is basic and raw, remember: Mexico city is not Amsterdam, everyone. Most bike paths are practically invisible these days. In more curved areas, the government has tried to properly define split lines – but not in the entire city.

However, if you use a bike to carry you all over the city, the safest way to go is to stick on the bike path. Also, consider these as your bicycle driver’s chanting:

• Helmet and wear anything to protect vulnerable body parts
• Always follow the traffic lights
• Avoid the main bowls and ways that people usually speed up
• Try to cheat or speed against cars
• Do not ride in the wrong direction or if you are sleeping

After all, remember that local drivers usually do not respect anyone – even if bicycle drivers are the right way on the streets – not even other drivers. Considering this, try to enjoy your rides in the bike-friendly areas. The best places to start with Roma Norde, Polanco, La Jurez and Kandesa!

Andrea Fishher contributes to the feature desk in Mexico News Tail. He has written to revise National Geology in Spanish And The most interesting MexicoAnd the science continues to be a lawyer for anything. Or yoga. Or both.