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Thursday, May 24, 2007
Driving in Mexico
On Thursday May 17, 2007, anyone intent on driving in Mexico was well-served by possession of an air conditioned vehicle. On that day the temperature in Mexico City was expected to reach 81 degrees Fahrenheit. Meanwhile, those driving in Mexico at spots away from the Capital could not hope for any relief from the obvious sign that summer was only weeks away.
A weather map displayed that morning by a TV network in Los Angeles seemed to glow with a fiery red. That was the color of all of Mexico on that map. The station obviously wanted to notify any residents of Los Angeles County who, for reasons of business or pleasure, might be driving in Mexico on that day.
The televised map left no doubt about the advisability of securing, at least on that day, an air conditioned vehicle, before setting out for any destination inside Mexico. On that day all of Mexico would be hot. It wouldn’t matter whether you were driving in Mexico to get to a beach on the Pacific Coast or a port on the Gulf Coast. Either trip would be uncomfortable, if taken in a vehicle that lacked air conditioning.
Thursday’s report illustrated the desire among U.S. residents living near the U.S.-Mexico border for information about driving in Mexico. No doubt some who sought that information hoped to drive to Mexico City; maybe others considered driving down the Baja Peninsula. On that day, tourists at all those locations would need to carry bottled water, if they wanted to avoid possible problems with dehydration.
Yet weather conditions represent only one of the factors that should concern anyone who will be driving in Mexico. Anyone who plans to drive a motored vehicle down more than 20 miles south of the U.S.-Mexico border should become well-acquainted with certain Mexican laws. The decision to drive a car in Mexico should be followed by an examination of the Mexican legal codes, as they relate to ownership of and operation of a car, a pick-up truck or other four-wheeled vehicle.
Suppose, for example, you want to hook your car to a trailer, and then take your family down to a beach in Mexico. If that is the case, then you must make your intentions clear, when you purchase Mexican travel insurance.(You are planning to get such insurance, aren’t you?) The anticipated hauling of a trailer must be stated clearly in the insurance policy.
Failure to add those facts to the insurance policy could cause trouble during a planned family vacation. Parents should act so as to avoid such a situation. After all, no parent would want their children to have bad memories of the time when either parent had been driving in Mexico.
A weather map displayed that morning by a TV network in Los Angeles seemed to glow with a fiery red. That was the color of all of Mexico on that map. The station obviously wanted to notify any residents of Los Angeles County who, for reasons of business or pleasure, might be driving in Mexico on that day.
The televised map left no doubt about the advisability of securing, at least on that day, an air conditioned vehicle, before setting out for any destination inside Mexico. On that day all of Mexico would be hot. It wouldn’t matter whether you were driving in Mexico to get to a beach on the Pacific Coast or a port on the Gulf Coast. Either trip would be uncomfortable, if taken in a vehicle that lacked air conditioning.
Thursday’s report illustrated the desire among U.S. residents living near the U.S.-Mexico border for information about driving in Mexico. No doubt some who sought that information hoped to drive to Mexico City; maybe others considered driving down the Baja Peninsula. On that day, tourists at all those locations would need to carry bottled water, if they wanted to avoid possible problems with dehydration.
Yet weather conditions represent only one of the factors that should concern anyone who will be driving in Mexico. Anyone who plans to drive a motored vehicle down more than 20 miles south of the U.S.-Mexico border should become well-acquainted with certain Mexican laws. The decision to drive a car in Mexico should be followed by an examination of the Mexican legal codes, as they relate to ownership of and operation of a car, a pick-up truck or other four-wheeled vehicle.
Suppose, for example, you want to hook your car to a trailer, and then take your family down to a beach in Mexico. If that is the case, then you must make your intentions clear, when you purchase Mexican travel insurance.(You are planning to get such insurance, aren’t you?) The anticipated hauling of a trailer must be stated clearly in the insurance policy.
Failure to add those facts to the insurance policy could cause trouble during a planned family vacation. Parents should act so as to avoid such a situation. After all, no parent would want their children to have bad memories of the time when either parent had been driving in Mexico.
# posted by gopi @ 8:57 PM 
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