Back in the 1970s I lived in Tulsa, where I taught at the local jr college,
and commuted to Stillwater, 70 miles away for graduate school.  One winter
there was an incident a 100 miles or so east in Missouri where a highway
policeman made a traffic stop and a hitchhiker raised up from the back seat
and shot the officer dead.

I got stopped late one evening for speeding on the way home from
Stillwater.  I usually drive with my wallet in the storage locker between
the front passenger seats.  When the policeman asked me for my DL, I had
already thought about this.  I told him where my wallet was and he
immediately shined a flashlight into my face and the space inside the car.
He told me to open that compartment very slowly, which I did.  He was
almost shaking when he appeared at the window, and I really was fearful of
what might happen.

On Sat, Apr 23, 2022 at 2:20 PM Gene P <olgreywoof@gmail.com> wrote:

> Answer:  Because on a remote highway at night, when asked to produce them
> by an ‘authority’ with a bad attitude, I don’t want to get shot rummaging
> around the van.
>
> ‘87 T3
> ‘81 R65
> ‘61 TR3
>
> From: Dan N
> Sent: Saturday, April 23, 2022 1:51 PM
> To: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM
> Subject: Re: Westy break in, only vehicle registration (Canadian) stolen
>
> well.. after reading this post about keeping the registration and insurance
> in the van, then I have an idea...
>
> Why keep them in the glove box? - Why not keep them in a zip lock bag under
> the bench seat?
>