Hi Mamluke, never had any problems with police in 10 years of living here and I drive all the time in all parts of the country both in the day and night. I'm fluent in Spanish so that may have kept me out of trouble at times. As to the women, you can find whatever you like and want here, however most will be after your dinero and or a visa. There are a few good ones though and in all my years and before I found a good one I went through a number of very bad ones. Never forget a first date with one such chica where I took her to a very nice and romantic restaurant in Santo Domingo when within the first 10 minutes of conversation she asked me to buy her a computer and a cell phone. I ate as quickly as possible and immediately took her home never to call her again. I learned quickly to tell a first date that if she asked for anything it would be the last time she would see me. This didn't work a lot of times, but helped to cut out the really bad ones quickly. In the end, I did finally meet a very good women and have been happily married for over 5 years. She has been great and stuck with me through thick and thin. They're out there but takes a lot of patience to find a good one.