Spade Cooley
Moderator
I'm a retired Leo and survived 25 years on the streets of a major city. I've made stops of vehicles that are too numerous to count. When I see all the reality shows on TV where policemen are being shot when they appraoch the driver of the vehicle, I cringe at the stupidity of this tactic.
I worked major highways as well as city streets and nearly always approached from the passenger side of the vehilce. You have a much better view and can see the hands of the driver and what he/she is doing. You are out of the moving lane of traffic. I once had a buddy picked off from a drunk driver while standing next to the drivers side of the car on a freeway.
Best of all the driver of the car you stop is off balance and is taken by surprised by this approach. The driver is now at a disadvantage. Because of using this tactic I am fat dumb and happy and enjoying my retirement for the last seventeen years.
I worked major highways as well as city streets and nearly always approached from the passenger side of the vehilce. You have a much better view and can see the hands of the driver and what he/she is doing. You are out of the moving lane of traffic. I once had a buddy picked off from a drunk driver while standing next to the drivers side of the car on a freeway.
Best of all the driver of the car you stop is off balance and is taken by surprised by this approach. The driver is now at a disadvantage. Because of using this tactic I am fat dumb and happy and enjoying my retirement for the last seventeen years.