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Correct me if I'm wrong, but I believe you are not supposed to fish for anything after you are pulled over. Just keep your hands on the wheel. If the officer sees you leaning over trying to find something after you're pulled over he/she could see that as suspicious behavior.

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Just to reiterate, it really hurts to see so many people saying "have your ID ready". From the very moment an officer pulls you over they will be anxiously watching your every move, hoping you're not the next one that attempts to pull a gun on them.

Reaching for anything when pulled over is the absolute worst thing you can do to an officer no matter how innocuous you may think you seem.

Please, just keep your hands on the wheel until they're at the window.

Well, that's in the US. Fortunately, a lot of people live in countries where you can do whatever when stopped and the officer will never suspect you are trying to pull a gun on them, or pull a gun on you.

That's because, in those countries, it NEVER happens (i.e for someone pulled over to shoot the cop). So you can go get your ID or whatever, and then you have a chat, and they maybe give you a fine for speeding or whatever.

The cops here don't even carry guns on their person. If you draw one on them, they will retreat to a safe distance, get out the guns from the trunk of the radio car, and keep an eye on you until the cavalry arrives.

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