Riding motorcycles in Medellin, Colombia with a US DL
I'm planning to visit Medellin and Bogota sometime in the near future. I've a U.S. DL which endorses motorcycles. Is it legal to ride motorcycles in Colombia with a US driver's license? Is it required to carry any other identification other than the U.S. DL in case if I'm on the road?
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The national law allows to ride with your foreign license. However you should issue an International Driver Permit. Don't expect the local police to be able to read or understand your USA license, the translation provided by the IDP should do the work.
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Do I need a motorcycle license in Colombia?
Re: Can I legally ride a motorcycle in Colombia? Not without a motorcycle licence you can't legally. If you have a UK one you can ride for three months from entry on your international licence (3 months from each visit). To get a local colombian licence you will need a visa.Do you need a license to drive a scooter in Colombia?
A recent article states that a mere 5 percent of motorcycle or scooter owners actually took the required class to attain a motorcycle license in Bogot\xe1. The rest (95 percent) simply bypassed the 42-hour driving course, and motos will soon equal \u2013 if not bypass \u2013 the number of cars on Bogot\xe1 streets.How much is a motorcycle license in Colombia?
Get driver's license Bring the cedula, the certificate from the driving school and the certificate of your medical test to the Secretar\xeda de Movilidad, or Transito, office at Carrera 64 C No. 72 \u2013 58 \u2013 Barrio Caribbean \u2013 Medellin, Colombia. Your license will cost around $30 USD, or 100,000 COP.COLOMBIA EPISODE 3: SHOCKING: Driving in Medellin Colombia is Crazy - Especially Motorcycles!
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