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mtgoat666
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Mood: Hot n spicy
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| Quote: | Originally posted by gnukid
Perhaps nomads need to be reminded that when you get pulled over for speeding, practice mind kung fu,... deflect, try to slow down the situation in
time warp slow motion and be relaxed, move incredibly slowly and talk really slow, be patient like you have forever, be humorous, enjoy the
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perhaps the the solution is to bat your eyelashes and flash your boobs, if you got the goods, or if you are flat and fugly, then act bat chit crazy.
what if you act too crazy and they haul you in for a psych eval? I suppose drooling and rolling eyeballs is ill advised??
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captkw
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Mood: new dog/missing the old 1
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speed
going a sane speed will keep you safe and out of the cops eyes...the worst areas are TJ,,,.ensanada,constatucion,south of la paz on the road to todo
santos..feel free to go 500KPH between san jose del cabo and cabo....any slower you might get rear ended !! and Please don't stop at stop
signs.......just slow down and fake it..or you WILL get rear ended....think about this.....if a cop in Baja pulls you over and you give say 20 bucks
VS a cop in Calif. gives you a ticket and you at you brothers furnerul and you missed the court you are now to be arrested..and no matter what unless
you win in court (F-ing RARE) the fine is $250 and up and raises your insure bill !!! I'll take mex any day of the week over the "Land of the Fee"!!!
PS.. "bajaboy" brings up a good point!! search "Russian dash cam" and hold on to your seat !!! LOL !!
[Edited on 2-18-2014 by captkw]
[Edited on 2-18-2014 by captkw]
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alacran
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My experience with mordidas, has worked several times (however I do speak fluent Spanish) and it is,
I aknowledge the wrong (no argument) and ask nicely (since I am in a hurry) if the officer would be kind enough to pay the fine for me.
Giving him the money.
No bribe, no problema.
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Cliffy
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Here's another dash cam for $41 USD
http://www.ebay.com/itm/1080P-HD-Car-DVR-Video-Vehicle-Camer...
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Martyman
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I've been pulled over twice in Tijuana. Paid $60 once and $27 (USD) the second. (Goat is a little off when he said they only want 10 or 20 pesos).
I just cross my fingers when I go thru TJ. Cops are pricks.
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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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"I want your license"
"What For?"
"You were speeding"
"No"
"Si"
"No"
"Si"
Vamanos a la comandancia (let's go to the police station)
"It is illegal for you to not give me your license"
"Not if we go right now to la comandancia. We will let your commandante or juez decide"
"This is illegal"
No it isn't. Vamanos hombre ahorita mismo
They haven't got a leg to stand on. Yeah they can reach for their handcuffs. They can stand on their freakin' head. If I know for an absolute fact I
did not break whatever law they are accusing me of, it's off to the police station.
"La comandancia es cerrado"
Good, do you know of any good hotels, nearby?
"I am going to arrest you:
"Excellent! When I talk to el commandante I have some surprises for you"
Yes it is scary to get in a mordelones face this way. Tricks, they'll pull. Flashing their reglas de transito book at you, going back to their car and
faking getting on the radio. The handcuffs act, patting their holster.
But if you are DAMNED SURE without a doubt in the word you are being bitten, this act will work in your favor. The cop is not expecting it. Throw in
(in los estados bajas) Attorney for the protection of tourists, El Ministerio Publico. Denuncia Federal. Magic words.
All conducted without a trace of anger. An air of concerned confidence. A really good posture is one displaying a wordless expression of sorrow for
the cop. Let him appreciate imagining himself initiating a life-changing world of hurt for himself.
I had to do this with a utterly corrupt Migra in Tecate. He did not bluff easily. He found himself in a hole and kept digging. I processed his asss to
the hilt.
A Lot To See And A Lot To Do
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DENNIS
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| Quote: | Originally posted by Martyman
Goat is a little off
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"YOU CAN'T LITTER ALUMINUM"
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wessongroup
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DavidE. Outstanding ...  ... ya got a pair
[Edited on 2-19-2014 by wessongroup]
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DENNIS
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| Quote: | Originally posted by soulpatch
Until Mexico pays a decent wage for cops(at which time most of us will have to re-evaluate our lifestyles) then there will be graft......
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Decent wages won't even begin to stop the "Mordida" system. Why would any force of working people ever say, "OK...I make enough money now. I don't
want any more." Not very likely, is it.
Greed will regulate power abuse......always. Cartels are a case in point.
"YOU CAN'T LITTER ALUMINUM"
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DavidE
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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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It's not that I'm some kind of Rambo, or John Wayne.
Drive 10 miles and a person will see more FLAGRANT and DANGEROUS violations than 10 transitos could ever handle.
I drive meticulously. In the right lane, proper signals, come to a full, absolute and complete stop at ALTOS. I do not enter an intersection on an
amber light. If there is a risk of a following car, I tap the brake lights in advance of an intersection instead of standing on the brakes at the last
instant.
So, when I pass a 40Km speed limit sign and I am doing 40 KM/hr and a mordelone pulls me over for speeding I tend to get cranky very fast.
When my camper was illegally towed in Lazaro Card##as Michoacan I did not screw around, i went to la comandancia and announced to the commandante "One
of your policemen stole my pickup and camper". I think I related that episode here in the past.
But when I parked and was asked to move the estacionamiento was reserved, and jumped back into the truck and moved it a block and got nailed by a foot
cop for not buckling up, I swallowed any displeasure - I had to. It was the law whether I liked it or not -- all 400 pesos of it.
A Lot To See And A Lot To Do
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Gulliver
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So what's wrong with 80km/hr on route 1? You came to Baja to rush through it? I mean, "when in Rome, do as the Romans do." does NOT extend to dying
the way they do. I just make it easy for the hot shots to pass and let them have their accident far from me.
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DavidE
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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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Especially when 80% of Mex-1 is now signed 60 KPH or slower.
The capillas are not on the shoulder of the highway to commemorate winners...
A Lot To See And A Lot To Do
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Cliffy
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In doing my "due diligence" for my first trip south in many years I clipped this (below) from a way earlier thread. Does it have any validity now or
for these situations in Tecate (my POE) and how can I get more info on this? 078? what else do I need to dial as I will have a trow away ATT phone
while down there.
"There is a very strong social pressure to make northern Baja safe for the return of tourists. There are special tourist police and you may call 078
at any time and (in English) request help, even when stopped by regular police."
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bajaguy
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Dash Cam
Now on Amazon.com for $18
2.5-inch HD Car LED IR Vehicle DVR Road Dash Video Camera Recorder Traffic Dashboard Camcorder - LCD 270 degrees whirl
http://tinyurl.com/me4qovj
| Quote: | Originally posted by bajaguy
Get a cheap dash cam......in addition to recording your trip, it provides proof of stopping at stop signs and will also show other cars driving faster
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[Edited on 2-23-2014 by bajaguy]
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DENNIS
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| Quote: | Originally posted by bajaguy
Now on Amazon.com for $18
2.5-inch HD Car LED IR Vehicle DVR Road Dash Video Camera Recorder Traffic Dashboard Camcorder - LCD 270 degrees whirl
http://tinyurl.com/me4qovj
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Good price. I paid 40$ for the same camera in 2012.
"YOU CAN'T LITTER ALUMINUM"
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durrelllrobert
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| Quote: | Originally posted by DENNIS
| Quote: | Originally posted by zach4
thanks guys...
are the speed limit signs in kilometers? |
Always.
Just multiply the posted number by six. That will give you the approximate mph speed.
50 KPH x 6 = 30 mph.
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Make that 0.6 (actually 0.62 since 100 kph = 62 mph.
Bob Durrell
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gnukid
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0.621371192
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DENNIS
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| Quote: | Originally posted by durrelllrobert
Make that 0.6 (actually 0.62 since 100 kph = 62 mph. |
| Quote: | Originally posted by gnukid
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Jeeeezo....You guys would need a computer to drive to the liquor store.
"YOU CAN'T LITTER ALUMINUM"
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bajaguy
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How do you like it??
| Quote: | Originally posted by DENNIS
Good price. I paid 40$ for the same camera in 2012. |
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Ateo
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I don't ever pull over. I run. Never been caught.
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