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[quote="casp625"If one were to decline to answer the question, its not like the officer has probable cause to search your vehicle.[/quote]Well, that depends on the circumstances. You may be wholly innocent , and the cop could still have probable cause. You can't necessarily know that when the cop questions you.

When I was in high school, a friend and I were out in the friend's car. A cop pulled us over and made us get out and assume the position. We had done nothing, but two guys who resembled us and who were driving the same model car had skipped a restaurant ticket. We got it straightened out, but the cop had probable cause.