BajaWarrior
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You may want to print this and keep it...
Credit given to sanfelipe.com.mx for this information.
[Edited on 10-7-2010 by BajaWarrior]
Haven't had a bad trip yet....
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David K
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Will that work in Ciudad Constitucion?  
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surfer jim
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According to some there is NO problem there.....
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jeans
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Too Much to Read
Mom always told me to be different - Now she says...Not THAT different
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grace59
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| Quote: | Originally posted by surfer jim
According to some there is NO problem there..... |
There IS a problem there! Just started this past summer...I guess times were very lean. I know two people who got pulled over for "speeding". I can
vouch that 1 definitely was not as I was directly behind him following him through Mexicali. We were at a stop light, when it turned green we'd just
gotten up to 25 K in a 40 k zone when the policia pulled in ahead of me and put the light on our friend..charge was "speeding".
Whenever I hear that rainy, chill wind blow. I think it may be time to head for Mexico. Tengo que obedecer mi corazon!
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grace59
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| Quote: | Originally posted by jeans
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Maybe we can get a bunch of t-shirts, or car banners printed up like this to use when driving through places like TJ, Mexicali, CC etc.
Whenever I hear that rainy, chill wind blow. I think it may be time to head for Mexico. Tengo que obedecer mi corazon!
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nbacc
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I have mine in my car already...never know what might help.
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DENNIS
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These methods have to be considered from all angles. They could easily backfire.
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one-upmanship................. noun
The practice of, or skill in, seizing an advantage or gaining superiority over others
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[Edited on 10-8-2010 by DENNIS]
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ArvadaGeorge
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I can't copy it & don't see it on S/F site?
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David K
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| Quote: | Originally posted by ArvadaGeorge
I can't copy it & don't see it on S/F site? |
Here is the link to BW's photo of the sign: http://i508.photobucket.com/albums/s326/BajaWarrior_photos/e...
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Martyman
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| Quote: | Originally posted by DENNIS
These methods have to be considered from all angles. They could easily backfire.
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one-upmanship................. noun
The practice of, or skill in, seizing an advantage or gaining superiority over others
[Edited on 10-8-2010 by DENNIS] |
I agree with you Dennis. Those corrupt cops have guns and they get you in a quiet place and there wife just left them and they had a couple
beers...who knows. For me it's better to get a feel for the occasion and act accordingly
[Edited on 10-8-2010 by Martyman]
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DENNIS
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| Quote: | Originally posted by Martyman
I agree with you Dennis. Those corrupt cops have guns and they get you in a quiet place and there wife just left them and they had a couple
beers...who knows. For me it's better to get a feel for the occasion and act accordingly
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I still prefer the "mumble and drool" method. It's effectively disarming.
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sancho
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I tend to agree with this thumping the chest
by Gringos with printed out Sindicatura posters
would do very little to intimadate a Mex Cop,
I think they would get a chuckle out of it,
The Cop you are taking a photo of, jotting
down his nameplate, his brother is probably Chief
of Police. Have heard of Mexicalli Cops threatening
Gringo drivers with arrest if they don't pay up.
Get back to me on how your Sindictura t shirt
works out
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byaneyelash
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It occurs to me that some of these guys may not even be bonafide police, or maybe they are on the "auxiliary" force. Not employees, just guys given a
shirt and badge so they can go out and make a few bucks pulling people over.
That happened once to me in a border town, Ciudad Acuna, where a guy wearing a khaki shirt, a cop hat and a badge of no agency tried to get me to pay
him for "helping" me parallel park. He told me "You can teeep me now senor" but I kept walking.
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oxxo
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| Quote: | Originally posted by byaneyelash
He told me "You can teeep me now senor" but I kept walking. |
Did you have to buy a new set of tires after that?
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durrelllrobert
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| Quote: | Originally posted by jeans
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I have an enlarged copy of this in back window of both vehicles where it can be seen
as the cop approaches. so far one has turned around ad got back on his motorcycle and left.
Bob Durrell
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mcfez
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Tips 4 the Baja traveler....
Don't wear your Rolex watch. It may attract a negative situation.
Don't wave a wad of USD's. It may attract a negative situation.
Don't smoke a joint on the sidewalk. It may attract a negative
situation.
Don't have a sign posted on your car window that insinuates cops are bad. It may attract a negative situation.
Duh!
Old people are like the old cars, made of some tough stuff. May show a little rust, but good as gold on the inside.
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