BajaNomad

New traffic ticketing process in Tijuana?

landcruising - 10-2-2020 at 12:36 PM

looks like there will be a new process for paying fines for Americans traveling through Tijuana.
https://www.sandiegoreader.com/news/2020/sep/29/new-tijuana-...





[Edited on 11-5-2020 by BajaNomad]

landcruising - 10-2-2020 at 12:40 PM

I find it interesting that the fine for driving drunk is less than speeding. :?:

mtgoat666 - 10-2-2020 at 12:56 PM

“ Motorists cutting someone off in line before crossing back into San Diego can receive a 2606-peso ($116) fine.”

Since when did merging or changing lanes become a traffic infraction?

In border line, i see impatient people change lanes (cut line) if you leave so much as a 4 ft gap between cars...

Maderita - 10-2-2020 at 01:18 PM

mtngoat666,
I'm guessing that "cutting" in is not the same as a lane change. Cutting in is a problem at Tecate, where someone can go up a side street and cut to the front of the line. Also at Otay SENTRI where a vehicle can cut in from a side street or drive along the Taxi/Bus lane to the front and cut in.

matthew_mangus - 11-4-2020 at 07:06 PM

Quote: Originally posted by Maderita  
mtngoat666,
I'm guessing that "cutting" in is not the same as a lane change. Cutting in is a problem at Tecate, where someone can go up a side street and cut to the front of the line.


When was the last time you went through Tecate? There is a wall of jersey barriers separating the two border traffic lines from the residential side streets. It's been the same for the last three years I believe.

BajaNomad - 11-4-2020 at 09:11 PM

Subjective fines determined by the municipal police. :wow:

Another experiment in Tijuana it seems. My concerns would be an increasing amount of foreign travelers reporting receipt of "serious" infractions - and their associated fines - for "driving while gringo", etc.

The article in El Imparcial gives some different (and higher) fine amounts. Example:
Quote:

En el artículo 119 del reglamento, también se contemplan infracciones y sanciones especiales, como lo es conducir en estado de ebriedad o bajo el influjo de estupefacientes, psicotrópicos u otras substancias tóxicas, aquí la sanción será de hasta 9 mil 556 pesos y el vehículo será enviado al corralón.


https://www.elimparcial.com/tijuana/tijuana/Multas-digitales...