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dave, your post indicates you have said considerably more than "a word". Even though a law officer can shoot you dead on the spot, I don't fear them. I do respect them until they give me reason to not respect them, which I keep to myself and save for the judge. A cop can't convict me of anything.
Look them straight in the eye, without malice, and speak truthfully. After that the situation is totally in their control and they can make that a two hour ordeal with dope sniffing dogs and a detailed inspection of everything in your car, down to the pot seed that was left there two owners ago.
What we call hypermiling, is generally percieved as erratic driving by observers who do not understand our motives and objectives. When I am in traffic or in proximityto a LEO, I adjust my technique to be much less obvious to anyone but the most perceptive of observers, exactly what a very good LEO is trained to be. I adjust my technique to not be and impediment to traffic flow as long as that adjustment does not include illegal actions that would make me obvious.
In my younger and wilder days, I have had friends who were LEOs get me OUT of what could have been a bad situation, most of whom have retired now, local and state. I have also been assaulted by a LEO at a high school football game, without cause, who was later fired for abusing his power in that position, partially due to my fathers response to that assault.
It's been soo long since I have been stopped I can't remeber the year. There was a license and registration check a few years back but that was not the same as being pulled over.
regards
mech
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