Justice FITZGERALD delivered the opinion of the court:
The issue we consider is whether, during the course of a routine traffic stop, a police officer's mere request for identification from a passenger runs afoul of the federal and state constitutional prohibitions against unreasonable seizures. See U.S.Const., amend. IV; Ill. Const.1970, art. I, § 6. We hold that such a request passes constitutional muster.
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