I’ve never liked that fact that cops have authority of any kind over me, but, I always considered it good citizenship to be respectful and not make their jobs harder.
As an elderly white woman, I also keep my hands on the wheel during a traffic stop. If you make life easier for others, it makes you feel good.
I’m a middle aged white woman and I’ve only been pulled over three times, and I’m polite, and respectful, and have gotten a warning rather than a ticket, or gotten waved on, but God help us all, I never thought about keeping my hands on the wheel in plain sight.
Citizens aren’t supposed to be required to kowtow to the police. The safety and dignity of a police officer are not more important than my own.