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DENNIS
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| Quote: | Originally posted by willardguy
if you do ever get pulled over, drop david E's name. first they will start shaking uncontrollably, then either pass out, pee their pants(or worse), or
just take off at a dead run. works every time!
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And...if all else fails, just tell the cop how you've been enjoying his mother on the weekends. 
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tjsue
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This is what I found.
[Edited on 2-25-2014 by tjsue]
[Edited on 2-25-2014 by tjsue]
Attachment: Car impounded-Mordida.pdf (22kB)
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DENNIS
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| Quote: | Originally posted by tjsue
This is what I found.
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That's a good one......especially the part about a photo and signature of the extortionist cop.
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WideAngleWandering
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I have never been pulled over in Baja. Only military/police checks. I have been pulled over elsewhere in Mexico and all over Central America.
I have only paid one bribe - a warm can of club soda to a cop in Nicaragua.
My routine is simple:
Be calm, patient, rationale and friendly
Speak no Spanish. You're a friendly but very confused gringo.
Have an extra drivers license. I have several, so I don't mind giving one away. I've always gotten it back though.
Pretend you don't understand the charges
Pretend you don't understand the request for bribe
If the cop speaks English, you speak German, Texan, Bostonian or maybe Chinese.
If the cop speaks German/Texan/Bostonian/Chinese, tell him you will go along to the station or the bank to pay your fine
Invariably I'm waved on down the road. Sometimes this takes up to 15 minutes before they get bored.
[Edited on 2014-2-25 by WideAngleWandering]
Traveling the Americas via my old land cruiser
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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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" And...if all else fails, just tell the cop how you've been enjoying his mother on the weekends. "
You forgot LOS CUERNOS. Hold your hand up and extend forefinger and pinkie straight up as you tell the cop what Dennis suggests...
This is effective. You'll prove it just before seeing a muzzle flash.
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Cliffy
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Maybe a "poll" is needed-
How many times have you been stopped in Baja?
How many tickets have you had in the USA for the last 10 years?
Maybe there is a correlation? :-) :-)
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DENNIS
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| Quote: | Originally posted by Cliffy
How many times have you been stopped in Baja?
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Half dozen.
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How many tickets have you had in the USA for the last 10 years?
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None.
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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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Saw a Swede in a thong in "The Office" several years ago.
She stopped me dead in my tracks.
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