Copenhagen Municipality, the tourism industry and bike rental companies are meeting at City Hall on Thursday to discuss safety problems caused by tourists on the city’s cycle paths.
DR reports that a range of actors from Copenhagen Municipality, the tourism sector and bike rental firms are gathering today to discuss the challenge. Tourists’ behavior on Copenhagen’s bike lanes has been debated throughout the summer of 2026, according to the broadcaster.
As noted by DR, Rådet for Sikker Trafik has previously commissioned a survey showing that around 8 out of 10 Copenhagen cyclists experience tourists as a traffic safety problem. The survey was carried out by Epinion, according to MigogKBH.
Several possible measures have already been raised. Per DR, Copenhagen’s Lord Mayor Sisse Marie Welling of SF has pointed to color coded bike helmets, a tourist cycling license and mandatory information videos in rental bike apps.
Turistmonitor reports that the meeting is scheduled for 9:00 a.m. at City Hall. The trade outlet writes that Welling has told TV 2 that part of the roughly 13,000 rental e-bikes in Copenhagen must be removed, and that tourists should hold a form of cycling license before they can unlock the bikes.
HORESTA reported on August 18, 2026 that Welling also wants fewer e-bikes in the cityscape and obligatory colored helmets for tourists. The industry organization adds that she has suggested limits on large guided group cycle tours.
Coverage by both HORESTA and Turistmonitor describes these as proposals to be discussed, and no official decision has been taken on any of them.
Who called the meeting
MigogKBH reports that Copenhagen’s mayor for business, Andreas Keil, and the mayor for climate, environment and technology, Line Barfod, summoned bike rental firms, hotels, tourist organizations and traffic safety experts to a round table meeting on the problem. The outlet writes that the aim includes better information for visitors and broader improvements to cycling in Copenhagen infrastructure.
According to MigogKBH, the intensified summer debate about unsafe tourist cycling and feelings of insecurity among local cyclists prompted politicians to seek concrete solutions before the end of the high season. Berlingske reported on the same pattern on August 6, 2026.
The issue has also been raised at national level. In a press release dated June 18, 2026, Rådet for Sikker Trafik advised tourists to signal when stopping or turning, keep to the right on the cycle path and avoid rush hour.
