TexasGal wrote:As for standing behind your car...I am guessing he wanted several minutes of you on the dashcam? Just in case you looked unsteady. Thus the prompt to "relax". Since he couldn't determine any sign of motor skills being compromised, you got just the speeding ticket.
That's my guess too. If you had been swaying or unsteady then he could progressed to field sobriety tests, and would've had the tape to help in your conviction.