Some Police walk away after reading it They will try to intimidate you, and convince you that you have violated a law and will be fined hundreds of dollars. They will ask for your driver's license and registration, and eventually suggest that you can pay them directly so you can get on your way quickly. Here is the problem, paying a police officer directly is against the law, and it amounts to soliciting bribery. If you do so, both you and the officer are breaking the law.
If I believe I have done nothing wrong, I simply refuse to pay. I do so without getting angry, rude or confrontational. If and when it happens, then sure, go all out with your playing along and bullshit. But if you treat the police of every place you visit with this kind of condescending attitude, then don't complain if they treat you as a dumb gringo with more money than sense.
I have to agree with jBuhler. I have lived in Nicaragua for almost 4 years, and here as well it is required to carry those safety measures in your car - when you see the conditions of many cars it makes perfect sense.
And most of the police I have met really are just trying to do their jobs. They don't have the support system that the police do at home, and many are threatened constantly for doing their jobs. They usually appreciate someone just explaining that they honestly didn't understand, and promise not to do it again Kindness also can go a long way. These sort of laws apply in many countries, especially in Europe and getting pulled over and fined for them is a fair cop as they say.
Get fined and that is also fair. Get over it. Remembering my Turkish friends' trick in US when getting pulled over for actually breaking traffic laws i. I still don't know what I did wrong if anything , but I definitely understood that he was saying I'd have to go pick up my license and pay a fee at the police station somewhere, or else pay him directly.
I kept him there standing by busy traffic in the hot sun for 20 minutes repeating back to him things he clearly was not saying, smiling, saying thank you and starting to drive off over and over again like all was well, when he finally got frustrated and pointed forward telling me to go. I advise all my foreigner friends except Brits, Aussies, Kiwis and S.
Africans to do the same in the U. We went all the way to the Atlantic coast. In two weeks, we were stopped by police a total of one time. The cop took a quick glance inside the van, said "so you are tourists Driving a VW Westfalia with Caifornia plates. This week it will be nine months since we left. Haven't been asked for or hinted at a bribe yet. Spanish is my mother tongue, but my license plate and driver license are from California.
Maybe I've been lucky, maybe I look either poorer or less clueless than others. But take the tales of people paying hundreds of dollars in bribes with a grain of salt--that is not necessarily going to be your experience. Clearly this article is not suggesting you will definitely be pulled over or bribed, it is to assist if you are unfortunate. The forms are based on a template we received, they are two sided, look official with national logos, ask the officers details inc photo this is usually the clincher and all details of the allegation, in Spanish.
We find them best used once a bribe figure has been clearly ascertained - use them too soon and it could go wrong. Also important to leave the policeman with a graceful way out. The forms are very effective if used in conjunction with the method described in the article. We believe it very important not to pay a bribe regardless of the situation as this will hamper travellers behind you.
If you contact us we will send forms for you to print yourself. These might be the same or just similar, but you can download the forms for most S American countries at. Very happy you provided a link, Tony Lee! He was very friendly, we were very friendly.
Seeing him becoming aware of the plot twist in his plans with us and making a , all of a sudden 'forgiving' us our 'bad driving' and telling us to carry on was definitely one of the highlights of our holiday. Thanks alot! Copies of documents may work in some countries, I know they don't in the Dominican Republic. My brother almost got himself into serious trouble for refusing to hand over his original passport.
Only after consulting a local friend over cellphone did he learn that in the DomRep this is normal, and you don't really have to worry about corrupt police. There has been a working campaign to root out corruption, so don't go along if it should happen.
We drove around there for four weeks, and the only times we were pulled over was to have a friendly chat :. Also, when under the eyes of a police officer we drove the wrong way into a one way street, an officer told us to stop and told us to drive on carefully, because we were doing something potentially dangerous. I have been reading the comments in order to get prepared for my future trip, and even though the scam advoiding technicques usualy work, I think knowing the law is more efficient.
For example, here is what the mexican law dictates regarding how the police officer should proceed when a traffic infraction occurs articule of transit regulation :.
To Inform the driver, in a proper way, to stop the vehicle and pull over in a proper location. To point out the driver the infraction commited by showing the article in the regulation book. The cost of the fine must also be shown. The process, from the identification of the officer to the traffic ticket printer document , shall proceed without interruption.
Article 8. FYI: red light fine is five times the minimum salary per day which is about 80 pesos. So a red light fine is about pesos. The Office of the Mexican Attorney-General PGR is a body of the federal executive branch, which is mainly in charge of investigating and prosecuting corruption- related crimes in federal matters and whose chief law enforcement officer is the Attorney General. Army Special Forces. These facts marked the participation of Mexico in the Great War.
The Carranza government was de jure recognized by Germany at the beginning of and by the U. So although technically Mexico is by definition a 3rd world country , it is most certainly non of those other things.
Mexico has the 11th to 13th richest economy in the world and ranks 4th with most number of poor among richest economies. Mexico is the 10th to 13th country with the most number of poor in the world. Reconsider travel due to crime and kidnapping. Both violent and non-violent crime are common throughout Mexico state. Use caution in areas outside of the frequented tourist areas, although petty crime occurs frequently in tourist areas as well.
This can be explained in part by the limited resources available for health, with consequent impacts on access and quality of care. High obesity rates are also a major public health concern.
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