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Bob and Susan
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gnukid
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If you break the law in Mexico you should pay the fine just like anywhere in the world...
Common offenses are no seatbelt, talking on the cell phone, speeding, failing to stop or yield, accidents, malo estacionmento, no lights, etc...
Apparently Dave failed to use my Baja patented long winded story-telling technique which can confuse, distract and bore any mexican police officer.
Throw a few mentions of comida rica in there, girls and you've got a distracted, bored, impatient and hungry cop that will walk away happily to go
eat.
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marv sherrill
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I'll bite - what were you doing correctly that you got pulled over for???
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Dave
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Not speeding
| Quote: | Originally posted by marv sherrill
I'll bite - what were you doing correctly that you got pulled over for??? |
You aska the right question and you geta the right answer. 
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lizard lips
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Ok, WHY did you give him $40 bucks?
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AcuDoc
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I've never been pulled over in TJ, Ensenada etc. My first and only time in over twenty years was in Tecate. It was Sunday night and I'd been driving
all day from Loreto. The border was so close I could taste it.
It was my first time going through Tecate and I wasn't very familiar with the same streets etc and I was pulling a 16 foot tin boat. Before I knew it
a motorcycle cop had his lights on behind me.
First he said it was 25 kph not 25 mph and I was speeding; I was not I know about that one. Then he said I ran a yellow light and that its not like in
the US. I've been driving Baja for years and know that one too. As I had nobody to watch my boat etc if he called me calling him on his bluff and
ended up in court I paid the "little bite".
First he said $200 and caught myself starting to laugh. Then he said just make it "easy on yourself". So I came to $30 which he accepted.
Why did I pay when I was innocent of what he was trying to bust me for? One reason was the above. The second was like I said I had been driving all
day, I was tired and just wanted to get across the board and I was less then 5 minutes away with no line. And third I thought it would cover the HUGE
u-turn I made on the main drag that he never even mentioned. LOL
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Dave
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To protect my investment
| Quote: | Originally posted by lizard lips
Ok, WHY did you give him $40 bucks? |
A better question would be:
Why would they ask?
They weren't shy about it neither.
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ckiefer
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ok, I'll bite....why would they ask?
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Bajafun777
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Yep, if I music equipment, new set of pool balls and what I won at the pool hall in the front seat I would not want to leave any of it in a police
parking lot while I went inside to pay the ticket  . Just
kidding Dave and I try not to pay either but sometimes just to get over the B.S. you do as even if it is $40 dollars there is no ticket in the USA
that is that cheap. Like the cell phone use is a $25 dollar ticket but with the court costs as we have the justice hand in there grabbing to it goes
up to about $165 or so. So, Mexico has the little bite and we have the giant glup and then some. We also have those speed traps even here in
Imperial Valley and God ride with you if you have California plates trying to make it through Texas without getting a B.S. ticket. I don't care what
you say or do you gonna pay. Now, you ready for this on the back of the ticket every State in the dang Union can go to online traffic school except
who:::::come on you all know, yep California. Right on the back of the ticket they have the gall to write it even. So, why isn't California doing
the same thing to Texas the DMV says it's because California let's anybody be anything or do anything they want, yeeeeeehaaaaaaaa So, now as Mr.
Wizard would say what did we good boys and girls learn, if the government isn't doing it to you then some its friends will and if that runs out
everybody else will take a shot too, just the way this crazy world is. Later-----bajafun777
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bajabound2005
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well, as much as Rosarito is trying to promote itself, I'd be reporting the incident to someone...if I'd not done anything wrong. But since Dave is
being so close-mouthed unless the "right" question is asked....
Friends don't let friends drink white zinfandel.
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BajaNomad
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| Quote: | Originally posted by Dave
| Quote: | Originally posted by bajabound2005
what was your infraction? |
Like they need a reason. |
Dave, looks to me like there was a DWG violation here on your part, no?
You know, 'driving while gringo'?
Sorry. Had to.
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Sharksbaja
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So that army guy was legit? And what about those cops? Who would know?
Yikes, it IS bad!
I'll agree however that mordidocito este necesito sometimes. Works for me. I'd rather pay the fine on the spot.
It's all a matter of good value to me.
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DENNIS
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Actually, they had taken up residence parked in front of his restaurant, Margaritaville in Puerto Nuevo and business had come to a complete stop so,
he paid them to repark their police car in front of one of Ortega's joints.
Merry Christmas, Dave.
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burnrope
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My brother got pulled over once for doing wheelies on his XR all over Ensenada one time while he had his helmet cam on. He left his helmet on and
taped the entire negociation. It ends with the cop telling him not to hand him the money but to toss it in the patrol car.
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David K
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Can your brother put that on You Tube ???
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burnrope
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I'll ask him next time I see him.
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Dave
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| Quote: | Originally posted by BajaNomad
Dave, looks to me like there was a DWG violation here on your part, no?
You know, 'driving while gringo'?
Sorry. Had to. |
They were disappointed when it turned out I wasn't a local (I have Mexican plates on my car). They are far more predatory with their
own people.
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Bob and Susan
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i think that is true too..
they know americans tend to "whine" when something is wrong
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