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I have learned to sit still though. I got pulled over and couldn’t find my insurance card. I gave both my ids and told him I did not have my gun with me.. I started to search the glove box and was told that was ok. Being the good citizen that I am, I continued to look while he went back to his car. I couldn’t reach the other side so I got out and went to the passenger side and searched under the seat. He jumped out and got behind his door and yelled what was I doing. I told him “I’m looking for my insurance card. I know it’s here somewhere” This young man made me stand by the car so he could watch me until he was thru. He didn’t site me for the insurance though:’)

“I have learned to sit still though.”

My Uncle Archie told me that once I handed the cop my registration and license, to put my hands on the top of the steering wheel, and wait. If it was dark, to turn on the dome light before I put the hands on the steering wheel. It helps the cops keep from being so nervous. I wasn’t yet driving when he said that, but I’ve remembered it all these years. He was in Glendale PD at the time.

He gave you permission to search the glove box, which can be done from the drivers seat. When a driver or passenger[s] exit the car, two alarms go off, safety for all. The cop is responsible for your safety. You stopped the car at his command. The driver is out looking under the passenger front seat, my alert goes to RED, women have shot cops.

I have stopped cars, and the driver almost immediately gets out and starts walking toward my cruiser, I pick up the PA mic and tell them to stay in their car. Cops get hit while out of their cruisers, and people have gotten of their cars to shoot the cop. Some people get real rattled when the blue light special rolls up behind them.

I had one stop, college age female returning to college, on the interstate, I was running radar an hour before sunset. She was “cooking” 95 MPH in a posted 65. After she stopped and we did the formalities, she told me she was speeding because she wanted to get to college before it got dark, she was afraid to drive it the dark. The toughest job a cop has, it to inform the loved ones a family member has been killed. And they teach you in the Academy how to do that. But the teaching does not make it any easier.

Regards

Never get out of your car when stopped by an officer unless requested. It's very risky business.

Night stops are even more risky:

If an officer stops you at night, do this before he approaches your drivers side:

1) turn on your interior lights,

2)roll down your window,

3) keep both your hands on the steering wheel where they can be seen.

4) instruct any passengers you have to sit still and be quiet.

These simple things will get you the utmost courtesy from all officers you meet.