I’m still coming to grips with all the tricks LEOs use every day to get people to give up their rights in even the most ordinary of circumstances. I didn’t know until I saw a video on it that when a traffic cops pulls you over and asks you “Do you know why I pulled you over?” they are trying to elicit a confession of guilt, which they will record in their notes while they are writing up the ticket for you. And since you aren’t under arrest and in custody, you have no right to a Miranda warning that you are entitled to consult an attorney and don’t legally have to tell the officer anything other than basic details like what your name is. (And even if you are under arrest and they don’t give you a Miranda warning, they can still use everything you say against you, they just can’t use it as testimony in court.) 
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