Being pulled over by LEO

I have worked in Law Enforcement in one way or another for most of my adult life. Military police, County Sheriff's Office in Florida, local police and finally State in Florida. I never meant to advise anyone to do anything they felt unsafe unless directed by an LEO. I described what I do, which mirrors Dennis's pretty close. I always approach on the passenger side in high traffic areas for obvious reasons. I try not to quote the law if I can because the law is never cut and dry from State to State. It has modified by case law that is different in every State. The Case Law that does not allow an officer to hold someone until a dog arrives has been in effect for at least 15 years in Florida. Maybe Fed case Law maybe State, no clue. I just described to you what I do to give you an idea what to expect. Some cops are not reasonable, just a fact of life folks. There are bad apples in every barrel. The law and case law is tricky and changes from incident to incident based on circumstances unique to that incident, (at times). Most cops know the law and case law better than any lawyer I ever met. Lawyers have plenty of time to look things up and if they make a mistake they don't lose their job or go to jail, we do. The lawyer that is giving you advise may be a corporate lawyer the specializes in tax law, relying on his constitutional law class in 1982. My whole point was to be polite and do what the LEO tells you to do, To do otherwise is not a good idea and may get you arrested. Frankly I don't like strangers in my RV around my kids or dogs either. Happy camping folks. I retire in April and maybe we can have this conversation face to face in the Grand Canyon or somewhere. My wife tells me that the closer I get to retirement the more social I'm getting with non-cops. I'm used to being criticized for what some "creep" cop did to some guy 10 years ago in Idaho!! That was obviously my fault.