https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Terry_stop https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Terry_stop "When police stop an automobile, this is known as a traffic stop." > You are

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Terry_stop https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Terry_stop "When police stop an automobile, this is known as a traffic stop." > You are required to provide a license to operate a vehicle. And the police are required to have probable cause to believe you are operating it without such a license to stop you for that. Thus making it… a Terry stop!