I always put my hands on the wheel in plain view and roll down all my tinted windows when I get pulled over (almost never). I figure why make it difficult, for an armed man with a license to shoot me, to tell whether I am armed or reaching for a weapon or not. I also call all my moves like playing 8-ball. "I am going to get my insurance from the glove compartment, OK? My license is in my pocket should I remove it?" I have found that showing you know the ropes and are trying to ease their mind goes a long way. I don't want to be mistaken for a guy who might be carrying or reaching for a weapon.
Resist by calmly asserting your rights, especially your 4th ammendment (right against illegal search and seziure) but don't give any appearance of someone who is not complying or needs a bullet. Speak calmly and evenly when asked questions, otherwise keep quiet. It is OK to ask a policeman if their demand is a lawful order or a request. Cops are great with semantics in trying to frame questions as commands: "I am going to ask you to come out of the car", "I would feel safer if you came with me and sat in my car", "I iam going to need you to do...." You have the right to say: "Excuse me officer are you asking me or are you giving me a lawful order?" a very important distinction the way police operate in the US. Otherwise be calm not talkative but cooperative and remember they are not pulling you over to either protect you or serve you. Don't be a dick but don't help them make their Terry-stop, fishhing expeditions any easier. Their goal is to take you to jail.
Resist by calmly asserting your rights, especially your 4th ammendment (right against illegal search and seziure) but don't give any appearance of someone who is not complying or needs a bullet. Speak calmly and evenly when asked questions, otherwise keep quiet. It is OK to ask a policeman if their demand is a lawful order or a request. Cops are great with semantics in trying to frame questions as commands: "I am going to ask you to come out of the car", "I would feel safer if you came with me and sat in my car", "I iam going to need you to do...." You have the right to say: "Excuse me officer are you asking me or are you giving me a lawful order?" a very important distinction the way police operate in the US. Otherwise be calm not talkative but cooperative and remember they are not pulling you over to either protect you or serve you. Don't be a dick but don't help them make their Terry-stop, fishhing expeditions any easier. Their goal is to take you to jail.