here. He's asking me to step out. He just pulled me over. He said I was speeding and I told him I don't feel like stepping out. Uh I'm uncomfortable with that and there's no reason that he should make me step out of my car right now. I offered to give him my information right here and he hasn't taken it yet. Um so here we go. Are you filming too, sir? >> Yeah. Yeah. >> All right. Well, um, yeah. I don't I just don't feel like stepping out. I mean, I I didn't do anything wrong really. >> Say speed check at 95 opposed to speed limit 70. >> Okay. So, if you want to give me a citation or something, >> you're already looking. >> You're already looking in my back seat. And uh that doesn't mean I need to step out of the car just cuz you asked me to. It's not uh I don't have to according to the law. So, here's my information. If you want to look at that and write me a citation or whatever you got to do, you can do it. I have no weapons or any ill will going on here. I'm just traveling through the state. Can I get your name and badge number, too? >> Yes, sir. 15375 Iguay. >> Big Iguay. All right. Thank you. >> Um, so here's this. If you want it, I >> ask you to step out. >> I'm not going to step out. Can you get your supervisor? Cuz I don't feel comfortable. >> I'm just going tell you how this work. >> Can you please ask for your supervisor? This is what I'm saying. >> Because I don't feel comfortable now that you asked me to step out like five or 10 times. >> In a tense traffic stop, the driver wisely begins filming the interaction to document the officer's behavior and ensure accountability. According to the First Amendment, as interpreted by courts and outlined by the ACLU, you have the right to record police officers performing official duties in public as long as you don't interfere with their work. This smart move by the driver highlights how knowledge of constitutional protections can counter a power tripping cops, attempts to intimidate as the officer acknowledges the recording, but persists in repetitive demands, revealing his discomfort with transparency while the driver remains composed, and continues to capture the entire exchange for potential later use in court or complaints. According to Pennsylvania versus Mims 1977, a driver is generally required to step out of their vehicle when asked by police during a traffic stop for safety reasons, but they can refuse if the stop itself is deemed unreasonable. And under the Fourth Amendment, they can still refuse consent to searches once outside the car. >> For no reason. So, I'd rather talk to him and I'll feel safer. And if he >> you feel safer? >> Yeah, a lot safer. Cuz you just keep telling me to step out. >> I'm with I'm with the highway patrol. We don't work that way, man. As soon as I come, I'll talk to you. Okay. >> Well, I need to call 911 then. >> That's 911. You're more than welcome to call anybody. You need to make yourself feel safe. >> I need to call 911 if you're going to try and pull me out of my car for no reason. >> I said I was going to pull you out. >> No, you're asking me to step out for no reason. >> I ask you to step out. Anytime have I asked you? >> I didn't do it. I didn't break the law. >> Listen. Anytime that I said I was going to pull you out the middle. >> Am I being detained? >> Yeah. This is the detention. >> For what? >> 957. That's a traffic violation. >> This is your detention. That's what I'm offering detention. >> All right. Right now. >> Well, I don't want to step out and I'm going to have to call my lawyer before I answer any more questions. Unless you want to grab a supervisor or something. I'm offering to give you my information. >> I really can't hear you with that window and that traffic going >> here. Let me roll the window up. >> All right. Run it by me one more time. >> All right. Well, I just don't feel comfortable stepping out of my car because I know I didn't break the law and I don't have any reason to and I don't agree with any searches or anything. Even though I know I don't have anything >> I was going to search the vehicle. >> Nah, but that's what >> you're making a lot of assumptions right now. >> Police like to do. You know, >> you're making a lot of assumptions. I didn't say I got out the car. I didn't say I was going to search your car. Why do you need me outside? Step out the car for my safety. >> For your safety. My hands are up here. >> That's all we got to so far. >> My hands are up here. >> I didn't ask you about your hands. I didn't ask you not to search your vehicle. >> So why do you need me out of your out of my car was to step out the vehicle for my safety? That's that was it. >> For your safety making a lot of assumptions. >> Okay. Well, >> recording, you're more than welcome to record. >> If you're going to get mad about it, >> if you're going to get mad about it right now, so that doesn't bother me. >> Just call your supervisor and I'm going to stop answering question police. We don't work that way, brother. >> Supervisor's not going to come out and talk to you. >> Well, I don't know what else you want to do cuz I'm not getting out of my car for no reason. >> Huh? >> I'm not getting out of my car for no reason. at your car. >> You don't feel safe getting out of my car for no reason. >> You don't feel safe? >> No. And I don't know why you don't feel safe right here. I mean, I got my hands right here and I told you I don't have any weapons or anything. And you won't even look at my information to see where I'm from or anything. >> I don't feel comfortable reaching in the car to get that information. Sir, >> you want me to put it right up there on the window for you? >> If you can step out, I can grab that information. I can send you on your way. Oh my god. >> It's that simple. >> All right, let me keep recording at least. >> You're more than again, you're more than welcome to record. >> All right, this is a legal pulling someone out of their car for no reason on a busy old highway right here. Look at how many cars are right here. He wants me to step out. >> More than welcome to record, brother. >> He wants me to step out right here. Let's go over here. I don't have shoes on either. I'm just going to stay right here. Huh? I'm going to stay right here cuz I don't have shoes on. There's my information. All right. I don't know what I don't know what you saw or whatever, but I'll just we can talk about it in court. I guess if you give me my citation, then we can just deal with it in court. insurance. >> My insurance? >> Yeah, it's in the glove box. You want to grab it or you want me to grab it? Here's uh >> Yeah, this is the insurance right here. >> Yeah. Oh, I thought I dropped my ID. You still got it. My bad. Stay right here for me. Don't move. You will receive a citation. Make your speed 95 minutes. >> Okay. Whatever you say, sir. Thanks, sir. >> The driver escalates by requesting the officer's supervisor and even mentions calling 911 or a lawyer when feeling unsafe with the repeated orders to exit. As per various state laws and departmental policies, such as those referenced in ACLU guidelines, citizens have the right to request a supervisor during a stop if they believe the officer is acting inappropriately or escalating unnecessarily. By standing his ground and invoking external oversight, the driver exposes the cop's reluctance to involve higher authority, portraying the officer as inflexible and power- hungry, especially on a busy highway where the driver's concerns about safety are valid, ultimately forcing the situation to proceed without further unnecessary confrontation. Did he get me on a radar or what? >> So, we got received a citation for the speed 95%. Can >> you get me on a radar or what? >> Sir, can you answer a couple questions? Can you answer a couple questions when I need your I'm just asking you a question. Why would you do that? Faced with insistent demands to step out without clear justification beyond vague safety claims, the driver questions the need and offers information from inside the vehicle. This calculated resistance underscores the driver's savvy and challenging the cop's overreach as he points out the dangers of exiting onto a busy road and avoids giving implied permission for intrusions, turning the tables on the officer's tactics, and resolving the stop with just a citation rather than escalated violations. Like and subscribe for more police cam stories. Watch the next recommended video.