I hope your not telling us (or should i say "me") that it's safer in the
US??? come on men!!! The USA, where their is more murder per capita then the
rest of the world!

As much as everything was super fine wile traveling in the US, i can tell
you an horror story, in TX and one in FL, i never told about it because i
don't see the point in scaring people about traveling... you can cross the
road in the morning just beside your house and get kill!

Border town are known for their roughness, it's well know not to drive at
night and not to spend time for nothing around those area.. maybe those guys
felt to much secure in Baja for years and decided that night driving was
OK... wrong i guess...

Many people have travel in Mexico for years, they have not much to say about
bandidos!:
http://www.ontheroadin.com/travelinnformation/blameiton.htm

Funny thing, most Canadian are way more afraid of traveling in the US than
in Mexico.

I have been in Baja in 2003 for more than a month and i felt just like i was
at home.

There is bandidos everywhere... yea, i remember those drunk young guys in
TX, in a pickup truck with 3 riffle in the back (for a Canadian, that is one
scary sight!)... i remember. They had a taste of a crazy "not to mess with"
Canadian.

Cheers, Ben
http://www.benplace.com/vw2.htm

On Tue, 9 Oct 2007 10:14:31 -0700, Bernie <berniej@GMAIL.COM> wrote:

>I love the Baja but wouldn't consider driving there at 4 in the morning!I
>guess these surfers guys thought that since they had been going for
>many years that this couldn't happen to them.
>Wrong!
>I know.......I know Baja lovers that there is not much crime against
>tourists
>on the Baja and what there is gets a lot of publicity, however, certain
>precautions are justified.
>The first advice I was give 33 years ago was don't drive at night.
>Seems reasonable advice to me for many reasons.
>
>http://www.signonsandiego.com/news/mexico/tijuana/20070912-9999-1mi12surfers.html