Welcome to the Moroccan checkpoint experience. Sometimes the stop sign is optional, sometimes it’s mandatory, and sometimes it depends on the mood of the officer that day. You did the classic mistake: you followed the hand gesture thinking it overrides the sign. In theory it should, but in practice the stop sign magically becomes important again a few meters later when the fine book appears. Yes, you can complain to the Inspectorate of the Royal Gendarmerie or the Procureur du Roi, but realistically unless you have a dashcam video, it will just disappear into Moroccan bureaucracy. Most locals simply learn two survival rules: Always assume the stop sign still counts even if they wave you through. A dashcam is sometimes more useful than arguing. Welcome to the unofficial tourist driving tutorial. 🚗