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My grandparents were arrested in Mexico a few years ago (at probably 60-65 years old) they were held in a terrifying cell for more than a day for "speeding". It was totally bogus I am assuming because my grandpa was the most deligent and by the book driver I have ever known.

Creepy. I worry about this when I travel for personal trips...

I haven't worried that much in the past because I feel like I'm very safe and sensible when I'm in other countries. The hikers arrested in Iran, for example, were not acting very safely IMO, given the area they were traveling in. However, this story you posted is pretty scary! It just seems so random, like she wasn't doing anything out of the ordinary and then this happens. I can't imagine how terrifying this is for her.

I live in Mexico and would not want to be arrested! BUT I don't really worry about it. If you obey the laws and stay smart I think odds are in your favor. But it does happen. I think things like this happen a lot in the U.S. too, to foreign visitors, but it's not such a great story so it doesn't make headlines.

It's funny, I worry more about getting in trouble in the States. If I accidentally don't let a pedestrian have the right of way, or start to drive across the crosswalk before the person has both feet on the far curb... these are things I'm not used to doing anymore!

@Mrs. Lemon-Lime: I thought you were going to tell us you were arrested in another country! Glad it wasn't you.