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I am one of those who have not been stopped in many years, so I will admit to almost no experience in the area. I can tell you that I will not leave personal papers including insurance, DL, CHL etc. anywhere in the car except in my pocket. It seems to me a further invitation to injury for a car thief to find means to steal personal information along with the car. My feeling is that if the officer wants my "papers" he/she will ask for them, and then should not be surprised that I have to reach for them. I find it hard to fathom an officer who routinely works traffic and is so paranoid that they find this sort of reaction from a motorist to be threatening. If they want me to step out of the car to reach my wallet, we can do that. If they want to disarm me while we transact our business, that is subject to departmental policy and I am not insulted. I hope that I can maintain my "adult state" and the officer will do the same. I don't see any reason for anyone to get exercised over a traffic stop.