Joint Statement Across the Americas

I join with my fellow Bicycle Mayors across the Americas in signing this joint statement on World Day of Remembrance 2020 today. Big thanks to Mexico City Bicycle Mayor Areli Carreón for spearheading it.

We, persons on bicycles in the Americas, call upon our governments to take decisive action to improve road safety in all countries of our continent. Almost half of all deaths produced in transit are vulnerable users: motorciclists (23%), pedestrians (22%) and people on bicycles (3%). (1)

It is unacceptable that very few countries in our continent have effective laws, public policies or appropriate investments to save the lives of people when in transit. We join our voices to say: Enough is enough! #NoMasMuertesViales #NoMasCiclistxsMuertos #NosEstánAtropellando #StopCrashes in America. We demand that governments act NOW to stop road violence, build road infrastructure with spatial justice, enforce speed limits, and ensure the safe mobility that we all need throughout the Americas! We call upon all governments to act to reduce crashes, injuries and deaths in order to achieve the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals 3.6 and 11.2.

(1) https://iris.paho.org/handle/10665.2/51100

Alianza por la Movilidad Activa, A.C., Tijuana, Baja California /MEXICO

Asociación de Ciclistas Urbanos/PARAGUAY

Argentina en bici, diversas ciudades / ARGENTINA

Bcsicletos AC /MEXICO

BiciOk, Quito /ECUADOR

Bicimaquinas GDL, Guadalajara /MEXICO

Bicired Colombia/COLOMBIA

Bicired México / MEXICO

Bicitekas A.C. Ciudad de México /MEXICO

Biciudad San Salvador /EL SALVADOR

BICIUNION / ECUADOR