wilderone - 6-20-2024 at 07:34 AM
This was on the Patrullo facebook page couple days ago. Awareness of the traffic safety checkpoint offenders underscores heightened travel risk:
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"52 people detained in the Operation Alcohol meter over the weekend
During the past weekend, the Directorate of Municipal Public Safety (DSPM), conducted the Alcoholometer Operational that resulted in the arrest of 52
people for exceeding the allowed levels of alcohol, according to the Traffic Rules. This effort is part of a comprehensive strategy to improve road
safety and reduce alcohol-related accidents.
The commander of Municipal Transit, Pedro Antonio Lemus Camacho, explained that, to achieve this goal, inspection filters were installed in several
strategic points of the city, including the Zone Centro, the Ensenada-Tijuana road and El Sauzal. These checks were carried out at critical times,
from the evening of the 14th to the early morning of June 15, and again during the evening of the 15th and early morning of June 16.
The operative has, at all times, the main goal is to safeguard the integrity of citizens and visitors. ...
In addition to the arrests, the operation resulted in the issuance of 131 tickets for violation of the Traffic Rules. Among them, a violation of
Article 40 is highlighted, which regulates key aspects of road safety.
Also, 72 vehicles were towed whose drivers were found under the influence of alcohol. Other reasons for the towing included a lack of regular plates,
a lack of a driver's license or driver's license, and the inability of drivers to demonstrate vehicle ownership."
Bajazly - 6-20-2024 at 09:11 PM
What exactly is the point here other than they don't want you driving drunk in Mexico? A bunch of face#uckers whining and crying they cant drive drunk
in Mexico anymore?
I'm not sure what this means "Awareness of the traffic safety checkpoint offenders underscores heightened travel risk" but if you aren't drunk you are
not at anymore travel risk than any other time traveling in Mexico. If you are drunk then you are posing a travel risk to yourself and others and if
you go to jail for it you took the risk now take the ride.
wilderone - 6-21-2024 at 11:03 AM
What's the point?
There might be checkpoints where you could be checked. Did you just come from that restaurant and have 3 beers? Driving if "you aren't drunk" is but
one ancillary consideration, but marginally relevant here.
That's a large number of vehicles that were towed due to people under in the influence that you are driving among and could become an unwitting victim
of that impaired driver. Happens all the time.
Large number of scofflaws who are unlicensed (no insurance); can't produce vehicle ownership - implying that some vehicles could be stolen.
And the resultant citations in a relatively short period of time could be extrapolated to infer there are many more.
If a DUI checkpoint was done in another city, San Diego, for instance, the number of arrests and towed vehicles would be far less. (It's done 2-3
times a year around holidays and results are published.)
Pretty skewed interpretation if you think knowing local law enforcement tactics is whining that I can't drive drunk in Mexico. L
surabi - 6-21-2024 at 12:29 PM
I think the point was that drunk drivers aren't deserving of being warned.