yes Waze is the way to go
Its only in rural areas you see the locals without helmets
The transit police are looking for bandits in cities and out side also
Colombia wants to clean up the lawless on the roads and the cops set traps all the time especially on a strait stretch with double solid lines on a hill , they park at the top of a hill and will bust you if you pass any vehicles,
its pretty dam tempting especially when you see a lot of vehicles in front of you that are usually following a very slow truck. I have been caught passing on a double solid line. The traffic fines are steep in Colombia but its not the fine its the humiliation they put you through,
it takes all day to pay a fine for a infraction, you have to take a drivers safety course also, and lord help you if your bike was impounded like mine for a Pico-Placa infraction, Yes you have to take a safety course for driving on a day that happened to be unlawful to drive .
Every motorist in large cities has to take a day off once a week in Colombia And if your bike is Colombian plated you should google what days you can drive
The transit police have road blocks and will impound your bike if your caught Let the grief begin
Oh the cops drive there bikes and vehicles all the time with there blue and red lights flashing; so don't be alarmed if the pull up behind you, because they passing you. I have pulled out and passed cops with lights flashing.
the cop driver don't follow the rules of the road, they are like a normal vehicle but have flashing lights and Policia National all over there vehicle
I once tried to follow a couple of Highway cops on 650 Vstroms and no way could I catch them these guys were fast and know the roads. they are your best friends Always Wave because there job is to secure a accident scene especially after a deadly crash involving death
Giving them stickers at there Posts will win great respect and you will be in the biker community of the highest authority in Colombia
It works for me and I always stop for coffee at there posts. they all know me.
After 85000 km biking in Colombia The Highway cops have my complete respect and they will get me out of a Bind, Now that's a Brother