I don't actually have a blind spot because I have one of those little round mirrors, so I know he's there, but it is hard to drive like that. The expired tag was a long time ago, so we'll throw that one out. But I've been getting pulled over a lot lately, and I really don't think I'm that bad a driver. I could be, I'm a little aggressive, and I can't argue that I tailgate, so I suppose it's probably fine. (Although, seriously, this last time he recommended a car length for every ten mph. I'm driving seventy, so seven car lengths, who does that?). I already get honked at for not pulling back over after passing a truck until I can see it in my rear view, not just right side.
It could definitely be the out of state tag. I'm always out of state. I just thought it was weird how they always looked at my face before deciding to pull me over.
When it happens most is this scenario: I see a cop trapping. I note it in Waze (so probably veer a little). I move over into the other lane to avoid the cop as per many state laws. All the other cars slow down abruptly. But I am driving cruise control, so I know I am not speeding, and maintain my speed. This probably brings me closer to the cars than I should be, but I tend not to brake because a) I want to illustrate that I was not speeding and b) I know the other cars will speed back up as soon as they pass the speed trap.
This last time, he then rolled up behind me, then beside me, and when he pulled me over said I was following too close and when he came to check it out, I swerved almost, but not, across the white line. Which is probably true because it made me nervous watching him drive like that, and I was watching him watch me in my side mirror.
For a while in Arkansas last trip I was convinced it was because of Waze itself, but this time the officer had me get in his car (why do they do that, and why only sometimes?) and there weren't an devices visible there where he would be monitoring Waze. So that's when I decided maybe I swerve when using Waze? I have to look at it even using voice control, so perhaps? I didn't think I was, obviously, because I believe I'm being safe on the road. And this time I made it through Arkansas no problem, this happened in Oklahoma, where technically I was probably pulled over for being mistaken for Native, as during my extended conversation with the cop I discussed my work and he asked if I was Navajo; I think he thought I was Cherokee prior to that.