When I was writing about the fake muggers wallet in the previous post, I remembered another travel tip that I would like to pass on.
If you are traveling outside of the US, especially in Mexico, carry two drivers licenses with you. What you do is "loose" your current license. Tell the DMV that your wallet was lost or stolen and that you need a placement license. Keep the old license in a safe place for travel purposes.
When you get pulled over by the police in Mexico for a shakedown (this has happened to me), the first thing they do is confiscate your drivers license. Then you have to pay them to get it back. Just give them the cancelled license. The dates on it will still be good, and there is nothing on it do indicate that it was cancelled and replaced. The only way they will be able to tell is to call the DMV and check.
So if your bribe negotiations fails and you have to flee, at least you can get back in to the US.
You can do the same thing with your passport. But I have not done that.
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