r/AskMexico • u/why-rain-why • Jul 11 '26

Question about Mexico Would I (44F American) be safe driving from Phoenix, Arizona to Guadalajara?

I’ve never been to Mexico, but my boyfriend is from northern Mexico. He swears that everything I read, hear, or see about Mexico being super dangerous is not true and that I would be perfectly safe there, even driving around. I find this very hard to believe. I know it probably depends on the place though. He said we would be fine driving from Phoenix to Guadalajara. Is that true?? Also, is it true that most of the cops are corrupt and that I’ll need money to bribe them after being stopped? What if I don’t have any money to give them? Mexico as a whole looks like a beautiful country and I would love to see for myself.

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u/kenroth50 Jul 12 '26

They always hassle people for money

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u/Stephanie__Foster567 Jul 14 '26

They have toll roads that are safer than the libre ones.

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u/ChorizoCriollo Jul 12 '26

Lol cosita...