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Back in the time the Inqusiton started their trails by asking "Do you know of what you are charged". A lot of crimes came out that way.

Sadly a lot of people visiting HN live in places where the police think of the safety of body and limb of the suspect as a optional recommendation. So keep you mouth shut may not be that easy.

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Hah. So that's why they always ask "Do you know why I pulled you over?" ;-)

Exactly. That's also why they ask "Do you know how fast you were going?". It's less burden on them to provide calibration charts, etc. in court. Also, the only good answer to "you don't have anything illegal in here you don't want me to find, do you?" is "you do not have my consent to search the vehicle, and if you're going to search it anyway I would like your supervising officer to be present".

Depending on the country they do have the right to ask you to show them first aid kit, fire extinguisher and spare tire. Since they are usually hold in the trunk of the car, and the tire on the bottom this is as a good as a search.

> Depending on the country they do have the right to ask you to show them first aid kit, fire extinguisher and spare tire.

What? Who carries all that around? Is this a good reason to drive around on your spare tire, so they can see it?

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