With the initiative, Bogotá could become a road safety model for cyclists and consolidate as the world’s bike capital.
The bicycle already represents 7.3% of the daily trips in the capital, which is equivalent to more than 886,000 daily displacements.
Bogotá, considered the world capital of the bicycle by its extensive cyclorrutas network, It could take a historical step in the protection of users who mobilize in sustainable media.
The vice president of the Council of Bogotá, Juan David Quintero, filed a project of agreement that proposes the creation of a special body of exclusive traffic agents for the city’s cyclorrutas networkwith the aim of guaranteeing road and citizen safety in these corridors.
The initiative responds to a growing problem: the invasion of cyclorrutas by pedestrians, bicitaxis, street vendors, combustion motorcycles, cyclomotor, electric motorcycles and even cyclists that breach traffic standards, which puts the integrity of the most vulnerable users at risk.
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The project establishes that the District Administration must progressively create this specialized body of agents, which will be strategically distributed in key points of the cyclorrutas.
These officials will be responsible for monitoring, controlling and managing traffic, in addition to imposing appearances when the standard is breached.
“In the world capital of the bicycle, with about 700 kilometers of cyclorrutStos defending the creation of a body of traffic agents formed and trained exclusively for cyclorrutas, With permanent presence, so that people can pedal calmly and safely, ”said Quintero.
According to the councilor, This measure seeks to consolidate Bogotá as a city where sustainable mobility is safe, orderly and priority.
In addition, it supports its proposal on national norms such as Law 769 of 2002 (National Land Traffic Code), Law 1811 of 2016 (incentives for the use of bicycle) and Law 2251 of 2022 (Julián Esteban Law on Road Safety), which recognize the right to transit safely and the obligation of the State to protect the most vulnerable road actors.
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At the moment, Bogotá has 661 kilometers of cyclorrutas and projects to reach 754 km by 2035.
According to the 2023 Mobility Survey, LA bicycle already represents 7.3% of the daily trips in the capital, which is equivalent to more than 886,000 daily displacements.
The project charges even more relevance to the high accidents recorded in recent years. According to the Ministry of Mobility, Between January 20, 2020, 2025, 11,108 traffic accidents with bicycles involved have been reported, which left 10,395 people injured and 411 dead.
If the Council of Bogotá approves the initiative, The city could become a road safety model for cyclists and consolidate its goal of being the world capital of the bicycle, prioritizing life, integrity and sustainable mobility.
Source: Integrated information system
