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shari
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Location: bahia asuncion, baja sur
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Mood: there is no reality except the one contained within us "Herman Hesse"
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Tourists who drive the road alot STILL don't know what happens on a daily basis in these parts...they don't have friends who are doctors, coroner,
police etc....just because you have driven the road 100 times doesn't mean you know what happens on it daily. Actually tourists genereally KNOW very
little compared to what they THINK they know. Maybe it is because everyone relaxes on this stretch that accidents occur more frequently(a fact) than
in the dangerous curves and cuestas. Everyone knows to pay extra attention on the scary curves and cuestas..duh... but believe me it's the
straightaways that KILL. So please keep this in mind.
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Barry A.
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GN to San Ignacio-----
Just an observation-------I normally drive my pickup in Baja between 45 and 55, never over 60. On this particular stretch of road that you are
addressing, I am always extra nervous for two reasons: #1 there are livestock everywhere, and #2 everybody, it seems, wants to pass me and they do it
at the most inopportune times, which scares me to death. We often pull over, when possible, just to let all the folks pass us by and avoid
frustrating them to the point that they do stupid things.
As said by many, all the highways in Baja are dangerous-------so, I believe that we should be respectful of this, and above all don't think that this
is a "competition" with other drivers------it isn't-------and just be courtious as we are all in this together.
barry
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Cypress
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Thought speed killed?  Don't think many deaths occur between Puertecitos and
Rancho Chalapa.
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Barry A.
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| Quote: | Originally posted by Cypress
Thought speed killed? Don't think many deaths occur between Puertecitos and
Rancho Chalapa. |
Depends on your definition of "death"------I have seen a great many dead vehicles on that stretch. 
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Cypress
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Barry A. Yea! My vehicle will never be the same.
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Fred
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I consider most of HWY 1 dangerous. That is why my 79 Westfalia only passes maybe 2 vehicles on my way down south. And, then again maybe it is
because this van is just not that fast. Anyway I stop every hour to rest.
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bajajudy
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Fred I assume you have seen Packoderm's avatar?
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