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Originally Posted by priffe
...Many people actually like the tight speed checks...
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Yeah, to be honest, I actually came to appreciate the rather heavy traffic police presence in Morocco after riding there for a few days. The drivers in Morocco are a lot better behaved than drivers in many 'fully developed' countries, for example, Canada and the USA, and I am pretty sure this is due to the very conspicuous presence of the traffic cops.
I found myself paying a lot more attention to speed limit signs than I ever did before, and to tell you the truth, it didn't really cramp my style much.
The police were VERY polite to me, as an obvious tourist... they always waved me through the spot-checks, and on a few occasions, when I stopped to ask them for directions or local advice, they were extremely helpful and courteous, absolutely first class in every respect.
Michael
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