June 14 Road Report - Speeding

It would appear that the Federal Hwy police are getting very serious about speeding between La Paz and Cabo San Lucas. There have been two car policing this stretch of road for a long time - you could pretty much anticipate where to find them.

On a recent trip from La Paz to Cabo San Lucas 7 Federal Hwy Patrol cars were seen. They come in a variety of configurations too, from the Crown Victoria Intercepter to 4x4's and Pickups. It's very easy to come right up on one of these officers and not know it. Three cars were entirely black with just the Federal Hwy Police lettering front and back. The cars are equipped with video cameras and some have radar.

They patrol with good reason too. Overloaded trucks, cogestion caused by particularly slow drivers or a laden truck and the vast diversity of speed at which people travel this section of Hwy 1 has caused many accident.

So, keep it slower, 65mph seems to keep them happy. Remember, Mucho Ojo!