Blinding cops is a bad idea

I guess my car's brights are pretty bright. Coming down Old Priest Grade last night on the way home from Yosemite, I came around a corner and encountered an approaching SUV. Barely awake enough to concentrate on driving, I failed to dim my brights for the three seconds it took for the SUV to pass me.














(the daytime view)





A few minutes later, I looked in my mirror and noticed a officer of the law behind me flashing his happy SUV lights. I checked my speed - okay; my seatbelt - okay; was I weaving? - not really. Apparently, I'd blinded him with my brights and he wasn't terribly happy about it. Fortunately, after the normal checks of my license, insurance, registration, and penitence level, he decided to be lenient and let me off with a five minute lecture on the brightness of my lights and the courtesy of dimming them. He also mentioned something about moving violations and marks against my record.