Bicycle Laws in Mexico? Cancun?

Life_N_Cancun · 12-28-2003

I am thinking about buying a bicycle (NOT a motorcycle...yet) and have a few questions. I am in Cancun, the majority of bicycles I have seen have been cart types and they just share the road with cars. What is the law or accepted behavior with reguards to riding on the roads vs. sidewalks? Is there a halmet law of any kind that is enforced in Mexico? Finnally, can I chain my bike up to whatever I can find, (street sign pole for example) of do I have to leave it unchained (never happen) if there is no bike rack around? Any experiences relating to this topic would be helpful. Thanks

Juanito · 12-29-2003

You can't ride your bike on 5th (Quinta) in PdC. A policeman told me to walk my bike when he saw me riding it, but he was cool about it.

10th Ave (I think it's 10th) has a bike lane.

I would definitely hit up the local hardware store or maybe the Cancun Walmart for a can of WD40 or something similar to protect your chain, hubs & chainwheel/cogset.

There always seemed to be something handy to chain a bike to. But maybe the locals just tolerated me because I was a dopey tourist riding around a bike borrowed from an AI.

12-28-2003	#1 (permalink)
Life_N_Cancun life=playa Join Date: Oct 2003 Location: Cancún, Mexico Posts: 530	Bicycle Laws in Mexico? Cancun? I am thinking about buying a bicycle (NOT a motorcycle...yet) and have a few questions. I am in Cancun, the majority of bicycles I have seen have been cart types and they just share the road with cars. What is the law or accepted behavior with reguards to riding on the roads vs. sidewalks? Is there a halmet law of any kind that is enforced in Mexico? Finnally, can I chain my bike up to whatever I can find, (street sign pole for example) of do I have to leave it unchained (never happen) if there is no bike rack around? Any experiences relating to this topic would be helpful. Thanks

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12-29-2003	#2 (permalink)
Juanito reposado Join Date: Apr 2003 Location: The state of 5 national parks and 1 crappy soccer team Posts: 1,044	You can't ride your bike on 5th (Quinta) in PdC. A policeman told me to walk my bike when he saw me riding it, but he was cool about it. 10th Ave (I think it's 10th) has a bike lane. I would definitely hit up the local hardware store or maybe the Cancun Walmart for a can of WD40 or something similar to protect your chain, hubs & chainwheel/cogset. There always seemed to be something handy to chain a bike to. But maybe the locals just tolerated me because I was a dopey tourist riding around a bike borrowed from an AI.

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