Marbella limits the use of bicycles and scooters on the seafront in summer

The City Council of Marbella has issued a municipal order which limits the use of bicycles and scooters on the promenade, banning these vehicles on "hard pavement" such as tiles and marble, and allowing them on sections of compacted earth and wood such as the coastal path, as detailed this Tuesday by the Deputy Mayor of San Pedro, Javier García.

This was highlighted by the councilman in response to questions from journalists after the order was published last Monday, August 4, a document that includes and justifies the limitation of the use of the promenade by these vehicles due to "the significant increase of pedestrians" during this period.

The order also indicates that the measure responds to the "increase in incidents" between pedestrians and bicycles and Personal Mobility Vehicles (PMVs) in July 2025, in order to "avoid more accidents and preserve pedestrian safety at all times, and in light of the recent incidents that have occurred in this regard," although García did not specify the number of fines imposed by the Local Police or the incidents that occur regularly.

The Deputy Mayor of San Pedro emphasized that the main objective of the measure is to "guarantee the safety of all people who transit the promenade," stating that it was planned to propose in August a "modification and extension of the existing order" due to the "higher influx of tourism" in the city.

García explained that the use of scooters and bicycles on "hard pavement surfaces" of the promenades of Marbella and San Pedro Alcántara has been "completely banned," whether it be concrete, marble, or cobblestone and that "are considered sidewalks or promenade." At this point, he clarified that on the designated roads, bicycles and scooters may transit, "as long as it is not in the opposite direction." On the other hand, they can travel on sections of compacted earth and wood like the coastal path.

García emphasized that the measure aims to "guarantee the safety of pedestrians, prevent accidents, and reduce accidents," recalling that the promenade is "the main sports facility of the city and from 06:00 to 23:00 hours there are people exercising."

Thus, the document determines the "immediate suspension of the authorization to circulate bicycles and personal mobility vehicles on the marble and tiled sections of Marbella's promenade," a measure that will be in effect until September 30, according to the order.

Specifically, the sections affected by this measure and where these vehicles will not be able to circulate are those that go from La Bajadilla and the Fishing Port to Antonio Montero Sánchez street; from La Fontanilla roundabout to Alhambra del Mar avenue; between Río Verde and the avenue of the United Nations in Puerto Banús and on the promenade of San Pedro.

Sections where circulation is allowed

The order excludes from this limitation of use the sections of the promenade of compacted earth and the wooden pedestrian walkways, although in the same it establishes the obligation for bicycles and scooters to ensure "pedestrian priority, yielding the way at all times and circumstances to pedestrians".

They must also "travel at a maximum of 10 kilometers per hour" and on the right according to the direction of travel, in addition to "complying with the indications of the signage on each section and the instructions of the authority agents" and "it is prohibited to ride in a zig-zag manner recklessly or negligently".

The order also includes the requirements for riding scooters, as set out in state and municipal regulations, such as the prohibition of riding on sidewalks, pedestrian areas, crossings, interurban roads, highways, tunnels, urban roads, and expressways; using headphones or using a mobile phone, or carrying more than one person, among others.