Last month I let you know about the speeding ticket my husband got while we were driving from Las Tablas to Chitre. We drove around a sweeping curve and saw the policeman right away -- talking with another driver by the side of the road. He never turned around to face us until after he pulled us over. We believed the cop couldn't possibly have clocked us, no matter what speed we were going, because he had his back to us the entire time he was within our line of sight. Nevertheless, he …
It’s a Bird – It’s a Plane – it’s a Speeding Ticket!
Recently we experienced a less-than-pleasant aspect of life as Panama expats. We were driving from Las Tablas to Chitre and got a speeding ticket just outside the town of Guarare. It was a motorcycle cop who pulled us over. We could see him as we came around a gentle curve in the road. He was standing with his back to us talking with another driver he'd pulled over. As we approached he gestured -- without turning around -- for us to pull off the road. He walked over to the driver's side window …
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