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elgatoloco
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Got pulled over today in TJ
Took the wife down to have some dental work and her brother had some furniture to take to his house so we loaded it up and headed down. On the way
back to the border we were heading for the SENTRI lane and there are several gloriettas that you have to negotiate. At the last one I pulled up to the
stop sign and noticed a police car to our right waiting to enter the round about from the adjacent street. I waited for several cars to go thru until
it was obviously clear. During that time the cop car did not move even though 3 or 4 cars had passed directly by him on both the left and right. I
said to my wife and her brother that this guy is waiting for gringo in big truck, that he must have dinner plans at Hacienda de Tijuana and he wants
us to buy. I then proceeded slowly off the line and around the statue of the nude gal shooting the arrow and here he comes lights flashing. We pull
over. He gets out and pretends he is talking into his radio calling in our license plate. Then he walks up to the window and says in spanish that we
have three people in the front seat (F-250) that's against the law. I point to the wife's seatbelt around her waist and say "como?" He looks
disappointed and waves for us to go and I slam it in drive and hammer it to the SENTRI lane.
This has to be at least a dozen times I have been pulled over in the last 6-7 years. Once I got a ticket for going the wrong way in La Paz the fine
was $ 11.26 US. That is all the money I have ever had to part with to date.
VIVA MEXICO!
MAGA
Making Attorneys Get Attorneys
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Hook
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It's not too early.....
....for them to be thinking about Christmas shopping money.
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surfer jim
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Thanks for the laugh hook.....
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bajaden
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Maybe I'll make a trip to TJ and see if I can support their cause. Never been stopped there, but I've been followed a few times.
At a feast of egos, everyone leave\'s hungry...
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capt. mike
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bastards....glad i fly.
formerly Ordained in Rev. Ewing\'s Church by Mail - busted on tax fraud.......
Now joined L. Ron Hoover\'s church of Appliantology
\"Remember there is a big difference between kneeling down and bending over....\"
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Spyderman
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Good, no mordida.
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Spyderman
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I've been stopped a couple of times over the years. I have heard acting really dumb works getting off.
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vandenberg
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Qualifies me, don't even have to act
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Baja Bernie
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Drivin' through TJ for over 40 years and never stopped.
Guess it is the older vehicles I prefer to drive in Baja--the best one was an old Toyota with a cow catcher and a few dings--even the women drivers
would not tangle with that baby.
My smidgen of a claim to fame is that I have had so many really good friends. By Bernie Swaim December 2007
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Oso
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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.
All my childhood I wanted to be older. Now I\'m older and this chitn sucks.
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lizard lips
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I love the reasons they stop you. I got pulled over for not coming to a complete stop in a residential neighborhood. Its probably true that my wheels
were still moving but a snail could have had time to get out of the way of my tire. I wait for my wife all the time when she has something to do in
Ensenada and I count the cars that do not come to a complete stop. it keeps me occupied. In La Paz if you stop at a stop sign you WILL get rear
ended.Three people in the front seat, thats a good one. I also like the "You are not wearing a seat belt". That's a classic, or you have a tail light
out, or your tags have expired, or your window is broken and your girlfriend is flat chested. Is there a Police Handbook for cops in Mexico with all
of these Gringo infractions?
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MrBillM
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Full and Complete Stop
Years back, in the U.S., I received a ticket for not coming to a complete stop at a traffic sign. Signed up and went to traffic school. The
instructor was a CHP officer. When discussing that offense, he said that he focuses on the front wheel of the vehicle and if he notes ANY movement at
all, it is a violation. My reply was "so, you're one of those [buttcracks] that I <b-tch> about". Luckily, it wasn't possible to be failed
from traffic school as long as you showed up. Otherwise, I'd have been dead meat.
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fdt
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Please, you've got to be kidding
| Quote: | Originally posted by lizard lips
I love the reasons they stop you. I got pulled over for not coming to a complete stop in a residential neighborhood. Its probably true that my wheels
were still moving but a snail could have had time to get out of the way of my tire. I wait for my wife all the time when she has something to do in
Ensenada and I count the cars that do not come to a complete stop. it keeps me occupied. In La Paz if you stop at a stop sign you WILL get rear
ended.Three people in the front seat, thats a good one. I also like the "You are not wearing a seat belt". That's a classic, or you have a tail light
out, or your tags have expired, or your window is broken and your girlfriend is flat chested. Is there a Police Handbook for cops in Mexico with all
of these Gringo infractions? |
Wile I agree with you in the part of comming to a complete stop in La Paz can be a cause to get rear ended, I dissagree that the others you mention
are gringo infractions. They are just infractions that apply to all of us. elgatoloco's response was correct and showed him the seat belt so the cop
was mistaken and waved him to go, you can find that in http://www.tijuana.gob.mx/Reglamentos/ReglamentoDeTransito/R... # 56 fraccion VII. I was pulled over for my got baja? sticker in the back and I
had to prove that it was not obstructing visibility, that would be Articulo #36 of the same handbook you asked for. Now if I go to California, there
is also a handbook or law for that state that has all or more of the same Mexicano Infractions listed. It probably does'nt have a flat chested
girlfriend rule but it might have a vieja nalgona one
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lizard lips
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Please you've got to be kidding?
fdt, I assume that you believe everything you read in that book you are referring to. All you have to do is take a drive through the streets of TJ or
Ensenada and see all of the cars with Mexican drivers that do not have current registration or for that matter even a license plate, with broken
windows, and tails lights out and are they pulled over for an infraction? But if a gringo has any of these he will be singled out, pulled over, and
hit up for mordita. Please tell me Im wrong, please......That was my intent on posting that message. How many times do you see a vehicle making a
right turn or left turn from the lane next to the indicated lane. In Mexico, all the time. I did it once but because I had Cali license plates I was
singled out and paid the fine. While the cop was talking to me at least 20 cars did the same thing while we were there. Did he remain to ticket others
NO. Just me.
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
plates.
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bajalou
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I was stopped for speeding near Rio Hardy heading to Mexicali. A car with Baja plates was also stopped. The Fed Hghy officer got the registration
& dr. lic. from the driver of the other car and then came to me (carring the papers from the BC car). Told me I was speeding and to drive slower
in the future and Ok to go-. Headed back to the BC car and started writing.?????
No Bad Days
\"Never argue with an idiot. People watching may not be able to tell the difference\"
\"The trouble with doing nothing is - how do I know when I\'m done?\"
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lizard lips
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bajalou, I am not suggesting that every single instance or occurance when you are pulled over that the cop is profileing. That was not my intent for
my post. My Brother in Law is a Captian for the Federal de Caminos and he agrees with me what happens with respect to what I wrote. Now I assume we
will hear from everyone who has had a good experience with the Mexican Police. Well, I have had several good stories to tell as well, but more of the
kind where I was profiled because of who I am and what I drive. I also have the story of when I was beaten unconscience by the Mexican Police for
something I did not do....Thats for another time.
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bajalou
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lizardlips,l I don't doubt your experiences at all, just sharing one of mine. I haven't experienced what you have, but certainly believe you. I have
paid fines several times for speeding and not stopping at stop signs - and I was always guilty as charged. Like someone else said, I drive older
pickups - nothing fancy so probably am less of a target.
No Bad Days
\"Never argue with an idiot. People watching may not be able to tell the difference\"
\"The trouble with doing nothing is - how do I know when I\'m done?\"
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neilmac
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What a place!
| 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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Coed nekkid bowhuntin!... and the family wonders why I love Mexico!
Neil
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Spyderman
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Some good stories here, some not so good.
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larry
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Five years ago I made a bad passing move on Highway 200 in Nayarit---I started passing a car and ended up finishing the pass on a curve. A Federal de
Caminos was coming in the opposite direction and had to pull over. He turned around and pulled me over several miles later. I thought I was in big
trouble, but after carefully going over my papers, he advised me to drive more carefully and wished me a good day.
I guess there is a wide range of experiences.
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