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mtgoat666
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| Quote: | Originally posted by Fishmagician
What do the rest of the Nomads think of driving Mex. 1 at night? |
I don't do it. The road is challenging in daylight, more so in the dark.
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DavidE
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Location: Baja California México
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Mood: 'At home we demand facts and get them. In Mexico one subsists on rumor and never demands anything.' Charles Flandrau,
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Superb tires
disc brakes on all 4 corners. Stop on a dime
Megawatts of lighting
20/10 vision. Can see a tecate can at night from 100 meters
Crest a hill or round a curve
And meet a drunk driver coming at you doing twice the speed limit in your lane.
One seventh the traffic but over 90% fatalities occur between dusk and dawn
Check out any bar or cantina during the daylight. Check again at night.
Notice the vehicles and big rigs parked out front.
A Lot To See And A Lot To Do
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MexicoTed
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I do everything I can to avoid driving at night. In 1989 I was run off the road by a semi taking too much of my lane. Luckily, there was an open area
to pull off, but still ran though a cactus. And in 2007, a friend was driving just at dusk and came around a corner south of Bahia Concepcion to find
a bull laying on the road in our lane. Stopped in time, but any darker we probably would have hit it.
Baja's about taking it easy. Don't chance it.
Ted
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Cypress
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Driving Mex.1 at night isn't a big deal. Probably better than driving the old Mex.5 in the day. The operative phrase is, slow down after dark.
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woody with a view
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off road lights REALLY help with after dark driving and they alert oncoming vehicles to your presence.
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Bob and Susan
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i drive at night...its actually safer in my opinion...less traffic
there are some animals but if you are watching...no problems
now if i got a flat or something i'd probably sleep right there until the sun rose...it is pretty dark in the desert
edit:spelling...again
[Edited on 5-25-2012 by Bob and Susan]
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Oso
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I used to do it 30 yrs ago when I was younger and dumber. It helped that there was less traffic. Once an owl appeared out of nowhere and almost hit
my windshield, freaked me out. Today I don't like Mex 1 even in the daytime.
BTW, I bought my Tacoma from Max. He had put yellow reflective tape on the front left bumper. Supposedly most Baja residents did that, not sure if
it was mandatory but it seems like a good idea so I left it on.
All my childhood I wanted to be older. Now I\'m older and this chitn sucks.
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DavidE
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Location: Baja California México
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Mood: 'At home we demand facts and get them. In Mexico one subsists on rumor and never demands anything.' Charles Flandrau,
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Those capillas do not mark the site of someone's superb driving technique or luck.
"Here lies Antionio (or Jose, or samuel or whomever). Tried his best to drive home from the bar with no headlights. Said he could see better at night
without them".
A Lot To See And A Lot To Do
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Bob and Susan
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| Quote: | Originally posted by Oso
.... yellow reflective tape on the front left bumper. Supposedly most Baja residents did that, ... |
thats because the left headlight is ALWAYS out on a mexican car
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Fishmagician
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Bob and Susan
I thought it was both lights??? 
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captkw
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cow catcher
| Quote: | Originally posted by mcfez
I drive at night.
I always will drive behind a truck or RV. Same thing is done on foggy nights going back and forth to Los Angeles on 99
Cow catcher...........that's a great idea for cheap per steaks! |
LOL Hey feez,,prime rib on the road !!
LOL and I have drove at night,, but try my best NOT to drive near sunset and after..and like to start driving at false dawn,say like 5:30 in the morn
and always run headlights all day long!! unless off road !!mexico dosnt stop at night,,but I know,,that your chances of crap goes way up driving at
night..the inshure co. have done a lot of study's in the us & found you have 90percent more chance at night K&T
[Edited on 5-26-2012 by captkw]
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Ken Cooke
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Arriving in El Rosario after sunset (from Cataviña)
On our way to Tecate (straddling highway in our 4WDs) at dusk.
Traveling from L.A. Bay to Punto San Francisquito just past dusk.
Valle de la Trinidad (just past dusk) - heading out to Ensenada w/Hella's and KC Daylighters lighting the way.
[Edited on 5-26-2012 by Ken Cooke]
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acadist
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My 2 cents.....The scarriest thing about driving at night are the trucks and busses coming at you, headlights coming at you on very narrow roads. That
being said have I, yes....will I again, probably. Pulling a trailer I do not think I would, too many variables and stress.
Dave
I moved to CO and they made me buy a little rod to make it feel like a real fish
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GregN
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Just avoid it at all costs. Dangers obvious in dark winding areas. Even near populated areas many of the drivers out there have been drinking. Years
ago I attended a couple funerals of people who thought they could drive at night.
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GregN
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Just avoid it at all costs. Dangers obvious in dark winding areas. Even near populated areas many of the drivers out there have been drinking. Years
ago I attended a couple funerals of people who thought they could drive at night.
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Curt63
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| Quote: | Originally posted by bill erhardt
Two practices have made it easier for me:
1. Drive in the early morning dark rather than in the late evening, if you have the choice. You will find less drunks, people hurrying to get home,
and traffic in general.
2. If possible find a rabbit to run interference. Staying a hundred yards or so behind somebody going your way takes a lot of the strain out of it.
A big truck or bus is ideal. let him light up the roadway, blow oncoming traffic back on their side, and livestock off the road.
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I avoid it like the plague but these guidelines are dead on.
No worries
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Fishmagician
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Curt63
Sound thinking in my opinion. Just get in line and don't worry about the time..
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