Mexico City, September 3, 2026 – In response to a growing crisis of road accidents and to save hundreds of lives, including those of motorcyclists, PAN deputies Andrés Atayde Rubiolo and Federico Chávez Semerena have proposed a new Mobility and Road Safety Law for Mexico City.
Urgency for a Modernized Legal Framework
During a regular session of the Mexico City Congress held on Thursday, Chávez Semerena highlighted that the capital has been lagging for over four years in harmonizing its legislation with the General Mobility and Road Safety Law, which was published in 2022.
“Mexico City’s current mobility law dates back to 2014. Twelve years have passed, and the city’s reality is different: technology has changed, the number of motorcycles has grown, new electric vehicles have appeared, and our displacement patterns have completely transformed,” he explained from the rostrum of the Legislative Precinct of Donceles.
He emphasized that harmonization should not only be understood as fulfilling a legal obligation but as an indispensable tool to protect the physical integrity of those who travel daily through the capital. “The true importance of harmonizing is to save lives.”
Alarming Statistics Drive Legislative Action
On behalf of himself and the Coordinator of the PAN Parliamentary Group, Chávez Semerena pointed out that during the first quarter of 2026 alone, 111 people died in traffic incidents in Mexico City, 51 of whom were motorcyclists. This situation, he added, demonstrates the urgency of having modern and effective legislation.
Federico Chávez Semerena stated that the initiative goes beyond a simple regulatory modification, as it aims to build a new legal framework aligned with the current reality of the metropolis.
Comprehensive Approach to Mobility and Safety
In this context, he explained that the initiative contemplates an integral mobility system that incorporates infrastructure, public transportation, active mobility, traffic management, licenses, road safety, victim assistance, information, education, and metropolitan coordination.
Furthermore, it includes specific measures to address some of the main road safety problems, such as clearer rules for motorcyclists, the mandatory use of certified helmets, and effective accreditation of driving skills.
The popular representative highlighted that the initiative also proposes to establish-by law-speed limits, alcohol controls, and to strengthen institutional tools to prevent, sanction, and reverse road violence.
“We should no longer ask ourselves only how to make cars circulate faster. We must ask ourselves how to ensure that all people arrive safely at their destinations,” he stressed.
He insisted that the new Mobility and Road Safety Law seeks to prioritize life, personal integrity, and safety over speed and vehicular flow, as well as to convert legislation into an effective tool to reduce traffic incidents and ensure safer mobility.
“No road death should be normalized, no serious injury should be inevitable, and no one should have to choose between arriving quickly and arriving alive,” he concluded.
At the end of his intervention, the Board of Directors announced that the initiative would be referred to the Sustainable Mobility and Road Safety Commission for analysis and opinion.
Source: Mexico City Congress
