I agree that it's wise to act how Highpopalarum suggested IF YOU'VE DONE SOMETHING WRONG. However, if I've done nothing wrong and am accosted like this then sure as hell I'm going to stick up for myself a little bit!! You can stick up for yourself a little bit and be OK as StoneyJake has shown us! But it's a fine line dealing with the cops and you're always risking their retribution...

Now, if he had a 1/4 in his pocket then I'd tell him to act exactly as you suggested. But there's a lot of misinformation out there. If you get pulled over carrying and refuse to answer questions from the police or consent to a search then you're just asking for it!! Really the best way to deal with the cops in a traffic stop is to have your story straight, be very polite and calm, and have any herb vacuum-sealed and stored in a very difficult to find location. This way, if you do arouse suspicion and get searched you have a minimal chance of still getting away. However, if you stonewall the cops and you're carrying... they're going to know and they'll spend all afternoon searching your car until they find something!!

I'm not sure how the ACLU says you should act in a traffic stop now, but I think there's a lot of misleading info out there!

Peace,LP