At 11:22 AM 3/16/2009, Geary Schindel wrote:
If you'll be traveling in Mexico, it might be a good idea to take
some of the contact information located at the bottom of the advisory with you.
I didn't read it yet but I just got back from 3 weeks in Mexico
yesterday. Went in by myself through Laredo in about 10 minutes,
maybe 12. Got the green light both times. Another 10 or 15 got me out
of town without being shot by drug lords. Neither went through nor
saw any checkpoints all the way to Victoria. Did not get stopped by
cops in Monterrey. Came back via Monterrey, Saltillo, and Piedras
Negras (requiring many hours in the state of Coahuila, once again all
alone). Neither went through nor saw any checkpoints that whole distance.
Was stopped by local police 2wice in Saltillo, after dark,
for bribes but talked (with a good bit of help from Monica) my way
out of both of them.
By far the biggest change I've noticed in Mexico in a long
while is that since all the cops have acquired radar they are very
intent on enforcing speed limits--especially on main highways through
small towns. If the sign says 40 km/h, you need to be damned near 40
going through there, not 70 mph like everyone used to do.
Now, let me have a look at those advisories.
--Ediger
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