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[*] posted on 12-22-2021 at 09:30 AM


Quote: Originally posted by pacificobob  
A Mexican friend once passed along some useful council for traffic stops.
Never stop smiling, and don't be in a hurry while negotiating.


Some of the best advice ever!

As I noted above, I got to spend about 8 hours in the Ensenada police station. I am not sure I can remember ever getting to deal with a more professional group of people in my life, anywhere.

I and a friend caught a person who stole his truck (with his 16 year old niece asleep in the back seat). The police's immediate response (with machine guns), the police station and everyone there, and having the trial that night in front of the judge that was on site was exceptional. The thief was sentenced and sent to prison that night!

I had a similar situation happen in San Diego a year or two earlier and I will not go into the poor response I received then.

I, too, have paid "mordida" on one occasion I thought was questionable. I did as Pacificobob's friend suggested and it cost $40 (a while ago, yes). However, I have also been given tickets (plural) in the states I thought were just as questionable, if not more so (question: Lidar, if the cop understands where the limit line is and if he understands it, and red light cameras!).

Police everywhere are great and deserve our respect, even when practicing an age old ritual in Mexico that we are not used to. Look at it as a game, not the end of the world. And, if you decide to take a stand--which I also respect a lot--know the station, station judge, and department that takes complaints are very likely more engaged and professional than those in the place from which you come.




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[*] posted on 12-22-2021 at 11:51 AM



It seems a little extreme to impound a vehicle for a traffic ticket. On the other hand, several years ago here in the US, I had neglected to renew my driver's license and it had expired about a week earlier. I got pulled over for a broken taillight and got a ticket for that and also the expired license. I said, "Give me a break" and the officer said, "I am giving you a break, if I had a trainee with me your car would be getting towed".

So, apparently in the US your car can be impounded for driving without a license. But to get towed for driving in a bus lane seems ridiculous.

Ah well, es Mexico. I will say that when dealing with the policia it is not a good idea to get belligerent. Anywhere in the world, talking smack to a cop will earn you a time out in the back seat of a patrol car, for their own safety and just because police get tired of dealing with angry belligerent people all the time. Better to smile and play the nice game.
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[*] posted on 12-22-2021 at 02:01 PM


Quote: Originally posted by bajaric  

It seems a little extreme to impound a vehicle for a traffic ticket.



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