RESTRICTIONS ON RIDING BIKES IN CARTAGENA
-No riding on first and last friday of the month
-'Pico y Placa' (peak and plate) - If the last number of your numberplate is even, you can only ride on even numbers of the month weekdays. Or odd if odd. Don't know if this applies to foreign registered bikes.
-No bikes at all in the walled centre of the city and Getsemani (barring certain professions, electric bikes etc).
-No passengers allowed (regardless of sex) in the following areas (the wealthier ones): Crespo, Manga, Pie de la Popa, Peninsula Bocogrande, Castillogrande, El Laguito.
-I think no riding between 11pm and 5pm, but this may be passengers.
The guy I bought the bike off fell foul of the passenger one in Crespo and had the bike seized and nailed with hefty fine.
I believe you have a few hours grace on pico y placa if you've arrived from outside, but get a receipt from a paeage as evidence (bikes are free for road tolls so you'll have to ask).
There is similar in other cities but Cartagena seems worse. Google restricciones para motos city, or prohibiciones.
The passenger restriction is due to the popularity of motorbikes for performing assassinations. The passenger does the shooting.
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