[HairOfTheDog]

I'm surprised the officer didn't have waited till you get off the bridge to turn on the lights. A good cop would have waited... Usually, for ~their~ safety. I've talked to a lot of cops and I've heard them say they wait to turn on the lights until it's safe for the car to stop, because people will panic and stop unsafely when the see the lights.

You faced a pretty unusual situation.

[magslinger]

I would think that an honest cop would prefer a well lighted place with witnesses for a traffic stop at night. The witnesses might prevent violent behavior just by being there and wouldn't see any misbehavior the stopee might make up.