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Looking back in my memory files, I did have a Grapevine motorjock request that I exit the vehicle during a traffic stop...I think the reason was because I had my CHL but it was not *on* me...it was in the center console...I think I recall asking the office "why?" one my way out of the vehicle and he said "for your safety and mine" (uh huh)...I was wearing a suit, middle of August, on the way to a business event...it was HOTTTTTTT....I had just got all nice and clean, fresh suit, etc. and now I was sweating profusely...I was pulled over for speeding on a road close to my house....got the ticket. I think he saw a guy in a nice suit, nice vehicle and he was looking for someone to share his misery (you know, motorjock outfit in 100+ degrees....sweat city!).

jordanmills wrote:

PUCKER wrote:My experience from multiple traffic stops (30+) in my younger/dumber/leadfoot years...if it was a TX DPS Trooper they usually asked me to step out of the vehicle...other agencies rarely did this from what I recall. When I'm cruising down the road and I see a TX DPS Trooper with someone pulled over I see the driver out of the vehicle quite often.

My experience is the same. I've never had a local officer ask me to exit, but only once where a trooper did not ask me to step out.

Protip: be very careful when driving a red convertible with loud exhaust.

My experience from multiple traffic stops (30+) in my younger/dumber/leadfoot years...if it was a TX DPS Trooper they usually asked me to step out of the vehicle...other agencies rarely did this from what I recall. When I'm cruising down the road and I see a TX DPS Trooper with someone pulled over I see the driver out of the vehicle quite often.