Quintana Roo State Pushes Municipalities to Align Traffic Rules With State Law

Playa del Carmen, Quintana Roo — The Quintana Roo Mobility Institute is holding working meetings with all 11 municipal governments to ensure local traffic regulations comply with state law regarding jurisdiction, definitions, and legal frameworks.

Cristina Torres Gomez, the state Secretary of Government, said that in the case of Playa del Carmen, where officials aim to regulate micromobility, it is important that such vehicles be defined and regulated as already established in state law.

“The law already specifies which vehicles are human-powered, which are motor-powered, and where each can circulate,” Torres said. “Sometimes we confuse things and call a bicycle riding on the sidewalk micromobility, but that is not the case.”

She emphasized that bicycles are not allowed on sidewalks, which are reserved for pedestrians, wheelchairs, and strollers.

Torres noted that while the conceptual and regulatory framework is the same across the state, each municipality must issue its own traffic regulations tailored to local conditions.

“Cozumel is not the same as Isla Mujeres, which mostly has golf carts, or Playa del Carmen, where skateboards, electric motorcycles, bicycles, and cars all coexist,” she said. “Each municipality has its own characteristics.”