Policia Vial

I had a run in a few weeks ago... made a legal left turn and got pulled over and accused of the left not being allowed. They even had the ticket already filled out somehow!

I too made the mistake of giving them my license, but then remembered some tips I had received. Got out of my car and approached theirs calmly, took pictures of the car and faces, told them I was going to go prove there is not a no-left-turn sign. My partner started to walk to the intersection to photo the signs... they pretended to call someone to ask about the left turn there, smirked, gave my license back, and drove away.

My take away: never give my license again, admit nothing, take photos, and tell them to call a higher authority if they want to do something. I can wait and document it all. And thankful my spanish is good enough now to stumble through all that.