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Frank
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I drive a 2004 Ford PSD crew cab, big, bright, shiny and new. My last trip down I was pulled over at a minor accident scene by a cop. He asked if I
could take a woman and her son to San Bartolo so they wouldnt have to walk. I said sure no problem.
You have to take the good with the bad. La Paz @ 3-4am is bad, everytime for the last 3 trips. This last time I had enough, and asked to see the
Wezz as soon as they gave me the reason for pulling me over. They let me go...said it was my first strike LOL. I still love the drive down, in fact
Ive never flown down.
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sylens
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as long as we're reporting anecdotally (no one's got the stats, right?) i'll share that in my limited experience here in ensenada, i have never seen a
car with plates from usa pulled over; i have seen lots of cars pulled over with baja and other mexican plates.
just one woman's experience.
lili
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David K
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It's been awhile, but I was stopped in TJ twice and Ensenada twice (in the 80's):
Coming down the big hill toward the toll road (too fast, he said). I talked myself out of it.
The (former) cloverleaf route to the left, for the toll road, after crossing into Mexico (too fast... I wasn't at all). I talked myself out of that
one.
and in Ensenada:
Not using a signal when changing lanes I got out playing dumb, activated my turn
signal and told the m/c cop "see, it IS working"... He got a call on the radio, and rode off!
Towing a friend's borken Baja Bug with a tow strap... (all the way from San Felipe) when a bus stopped suddenly and prevented me from driving far
enough ahead to get my friend out of an intersection when the light changed.
This one was a classic, because after chuckling at the 'tow straps are illegal in Mexico' part, the policeman offered to pay the fine for me (as it
would be difficult to drive to the station). I asked him how much was the fine, and he replied by asking me how much was it in the U.S.!?!
Well, I knew that it was probably a hundred bucks, so naturally I said TWENTY! Well, the cop was smarter than I suspected and he requested it would be twenty then ... FOR EACH CAR!
I made out good in the end, however, as I requested assistance in reaching the toll road (we came in on Hwy. 3 from San Felipe and had a lot of
intersections to get through crossing Ensenada)... Well, we got a police
escort across Ensenada and the two officers were smiling and waving as we got onto the highway... such nice fellows!
The money was worth the police escort and the good story I have told a few times!
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fdt
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As per your request and my experience, yes, you're wrong
| Quote: | Originally posted by lizard lips
Please you've got to be kidding?
Please tell me Im wrong, please......That was my intent on posting that message.
So whats your point fdt? That the traffic laws in Mexico are for everyone? Well in essence they are but thye are largely overlooked if you have Baja
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My wife a gringa hillbilly from Kentucky drives a brand new Saturn VUE, here were we live in Tijuana, takes kids to school, does groceries, we go out
to tourist places like revolucion and no, we do not get pulled over with California plates. I have been pulled over with mexican plates. Not to be
insulting to your experiences, but, if we were to get tickets as often as you say, I would have to find me a real job to be able to pay. And no, I
don't have amigos policias.
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Osprey
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Just north of TJ (on the U.S. side of the border) a CHP stopped a guy for a "California stop". The guy said I stopped, the officer said you slowed
down. The guy said "What's the difference?" The cop took out his nightstick and began to beat the guy over the head -- he said "You want me to stop
or slow down?"
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wornout
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I got stopped for speeding in TJ a few years back. A bunch of us were close to the border at the point where the border is on one side of the road
and the houses are on the other. Driving a Red Mustang McClaren Convertible, I got stopped. The office told me I was speeding and a lot of people
run across that road to the USA fence. Then he said I would have to go to the police station to pay the fine. I asked him to draw a map, then he
said, you can follow me. I said if you are going to the police station, why don't you just take the money for me? He said, 'do you work for the
government?' I told him no, he said the fine would be 200 pesos. I gave him a $20, don't have a record in TJ for speeding, my insurance rates
haven't gone up, and he had a nice dinner.
Bottom line, I have told that story many times and figured a few people should have learned to slow down there. Telling everyone about that speed
trap was worth the $20,
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Packoderm
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When I pass through Tijuana, I must be the sole driver in the entire city who drives below the speed limit and stops at any intersection that may or
may not have a stop sign. But I think it is the condition of my VW bus that grants me safe passage. Pirates seldom sack salmon trawlers.
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Spyderman
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That's a good one Osprey
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pappy
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years ago- about 25- i got nailed for running a stop sign in ensenada-i was guilty.cost-$10.00( i had a car full of coeds that i had been partying
with at hussongs and probably should have been tossed in the klink for dui so paying the $ was OK with me. 5 years ago comin' down the hill from tj
made the turn onto highway, headed towrds the coast.made the turn in the right hand lane and stayed there, going slightly under speed limit t 4 am.
anyway, get pulled over for being in the slow lane.i was told left lane was for passing only-yes i know i said, that is why i am in the right
lane.then he tried no plates routine(brand new truck) and finally ended with you were speeding.i really wanted to say let' go to the satation, but at
that point it was OK, how much???cost me $40.there were two, an older chap at the car, anmd the younger guy questioning me. i figured he was a rookie
being shown the ropes by the veteran....
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elgatoloco
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| Quote: | Originally posted by Oso
BTW, the "nude gal" is Diana, goddess of the hunt. It's a copy of the one in Mexico City on Paseo de La Reforma at the foot of Chapultepec Castle.
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Thank you for the information!
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