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Wow , you posted " I have never been extorted, paid mordida, etc." in 40 years ? .. do you drive a car or moto ?

I never paid a mordida either, though the taxi driver bringing me home from one of my cataract surgeries in Acapulco paid off corrupt traffic cops in Ciudad Renacimiento that stopped us as soon as we pulled out of the hospital parking lot.

We've driven from British Columbia to Mexico 7 or 8 times, twice via Baja California and ferry to Topolobampo, twice from the Texas border. I think we've been in 23 or 24 Mexican states, including down to Chiapas, Oaxaca, etc. Never been shaken down, never asked for, or paid any mordida.
Pulled over in San Luis Potosi for going through a red light. He started writing the ticket, but got confused trying to fill out the block that said "Estado", when I explained that we have "provinces" in Canada, not "states". He tore up the ticket, then helpfully provided directions to get to Centro, (one-way streets in San Luis are a frustrating puzzle.)
We were pulled over on the way to Alamos, Sonora, but only because the officer wanted to ensure our old (vintage?)'96 Pontiac Grand Prix hadn't been stolen!

We had a minor accident (which could have been far more serious) on Route 200, in Oaxaca, north of Puerto Escondito -a collision with a taxi. No local police called, but a Federale stopped-by, when he saw a crowd along the side of the road. He listened to both sides, (the taxista and my insurance guy, who'd driven from Puerto Escondido in his ancient VW bug, without any operational head or tail lights). Clearly not wishing to get involved, as the Federale left, he waved a finger at me and, in perfect un-accented English, said "Drive carefully." As I recall, even though we shared the blame, the settlement was that I paid the taxi driver 100 pesos for use of his cellphone, and another 300 pesos or so, for what he claimed were his lost fares while we waited for my Qualitas insurance guy to arrive. No noticeable damage to my vehicle, minor damage to his, although he said he'd get his brother-in-law to knock out the dent on his door.
Ya gotta love this place.

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