I've seen some of the videos and don't doubt the reason for approaching from the passenger side. I'm not a trained LEO but I don't think approaching a stopped vehicle on the passenger side would be my first choice. Heck, I wait for hi-speed maroons to get by before I reach in my mailbox which is a couple feet off the pavement.13MWZ wrote:I will say that JeepGuy's reason is one of the many reasons. Even during the day people (namely impaired drivers) seem to get "target fixation" on us, our partol cars and all the pretty lights. Many Officers have been killed, badly injured and very close calls due to passing traffic coliding with vehicles on the side of the road. Look it up on youtube if it interests you, there are many videos. Most of which become training aides.
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