Transportation: Today, I got pulled over for going 85mph in a 60mph zone on a...

By tracey - 19/10/2009 21:12 - United States

Today, I got pulled over for going 85mph in a 60mph zone on a highway in the Everglades. There were cars passing both the cop and me as I was being pulled over. The cop decided I was easiest to catch since I was the slowest of the bunch even though the other cars were topping 100mph. FML

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By wrongcar - 03/11/2009 18:00 - United States

Today, I was pulled over and was given a $300 ticket for going 90mph on a 70mph highway. The cop swore he saw my silver car darting in and out of traffic. A couple of minutes earlier that exact car had passed me while I was following the speed limit. FML

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By 613tanner - 19/05/2011 05:30

Today, I got pulled over for going about 88mph. When the cop asked why I was speeding, I replied, "I was trying to go back in time". He didn't like that answer and gave me a ticket. FML

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By TheBRADLeyB - 16/04/2009 18:52 - United States

Today, I was going 73 in a 55 on a country road when an oncoming cop passed me. He pulled a U turn. I turned off the main road and took random turns. I got lost, was 30 minutes late to work, and the cop still found me and gave me two tickets. I had to ask him for directions. FML

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By Jack.mercado - 19/03/2016 16:58 - United States

Today, being the new driver I am, I was trying to keep my speed at posted because I know that cops will target me. I ended up getting pulled over for my too-low speed and given a ticket because I was holding up a line of cars. FML

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By Savy - 13/02/2017 12:00 - United States - Mesa

Today, I was tailgated by a car with his high beams on for an hour. Any time I changed my speed or lane, he would do the same. I finally managed to get away from him because a cop pulled me over and gave me a speeding ticket. FML

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By Dani_Rich - 16/02/2009 06:52 - United States

Today, I was pulled over by a motorcycle cop for speeding in a 25 MPH zone. As the cop was walking towards my car, I flicked my cig-bud out of my window. So, the cop did me the pleasure of writing me two tickets instead of one. FML

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By yulis - 30/11/2013 19:21 - United States - Hagerstown

Today, I got pulled over on the highway for going over the speed limit. The cop seemed nice, and I was sure he'd let me off with a warning, until my husband piped up with, "Didn't think you folks came out this far. What, the donut store got shut down or some shit?" I got the ticket. FML

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By Joel - 28/10/2018 15:30

Today, I got a ticket for doing 38mph in a 45mph zone. Apparently you can be cited for "impeding traffic" even when you're the only car on the road. FML

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By Anonymous - 06/12/2010 19:11 - United States

Today, I was smoking while driving. A cop pulled me over and asked if I knew what I did wrong. I thought he could smell the tobacco, so I decided to just admit it. As it turns out, I was going well over the speed limit. FML

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By AmberKCole - 08/07/2009 18:45 - United States

Today, the car in front of me was going slow and I flashed my lights and honked. I floored it and passed the car, flipping off the driver. Just as I went around the next corner I got pulled over by a motorcycle cop. A few seconds later, the guy I flipped off drove by honked and waved. FML

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albinoV 1

Tuesday 20 October 2009 1:58

If you're going to speed, might as well keep up with the others.

perdix 29

Tuesday 20 October 2009 2:03

That's the typical predator/prey routine. The predator chooses the slowest and weakest of the herd. Thanks for letting us know that you are slow and weak. That might come in handy during a food shortage.

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pokypunk 0

Tuesday 20 October 2009 6:04

You know this is called **** my life... you think the people commenting would be a little less law obiding than this. I know I speed like mad, and I get pissed when I get pulled over. It's not like she got caught selling meth to kids...

gardenho 0

Tuesday 20 October 2009 6:14

Technically, it's called "Failing My Life", and just because people like to read amusing/unfortunate stories about others' mishaps doesn't mean we don't abide by the law. OP, YDI.

foozebox 0

Tuesday 20 October 2009 6:11

That's happened to my dad before. He was speeding, and he was the slowest out of all the others that were speeding as well. It sucks, but hey... shouldn't have done it in the first place.

foozebox 0

Tuesday 20 October 2009 6:14

...And I just reread it closely. What? Were you going on I-75? Because I can swear to you that the speed limit's 70. Either this is fake, or... I don't even know.

Alicat42 0

Tuesday 20 October 2009 6:14

Alligator Alley. Everyone really does go that fast. It's a way to get from the east to west coast and vise versa through the everglades. It's florida, speeding ins't uncommon. I was clocked going 103 in a 70. Hello court date.

foozebox 0

Tuesday 20 October 2009 6:20

Yeah, I usually go 80-85, but I've never been ticketed before. Maybe I've been just lucky that the cops aren't around or that I'm too good as a cautious driver looking out for the cops. (Not that it really helps, I've had a few panic attacks in the car because they're pretty good at hiding sometimes, but I definitely slow down.) And I agree, people go pretty fast on I-75. And there's always the two different groups of drivers: the ones that stay precisely at 70 or 75 or below, or those that go 100+. There's almost never a between, because if you go on the left hand lane, people will tailgate you until you switch lanes and if you go on the right, it's just way too slow. At least from my own personal experience.

King_of_Kings 3

Tuesday 20 October 2009 6:28

So, let me get this straight, the police officer just waltzed on up to your window and said out of the blue, your the easiest to catch, so i decided to pull you over, it don't matter that all the others are topping 100+. I'm going to ticket you instead. HA! I don't believe you for a second. I think you have no life and just wanted to be on fmylife.com so bad you decided to just tell some bullshit story. Well, I got an idea, why don't you get a life to **** up and then when something real comes along, you can type it up on here and if it is accepted, great. if not, oh well.

foozebox 0

Tuesday 20 October 2009 6:35

It's happened to my dad before too, although many moons ago. He was speeding and so was everyone else, but he was the slowest out of all those that were speeding. He got caught and got ticketed. It's that simple.

cerebellum_fml 0

Tuesday 20 October 2009 6:34

If you aint first your last

sanem0808238036 0

Tuesday 20 October 2009 6:38

Seriously if you saw the others driving 100+ and saw that they weren't being caught you should have too and since you didn't even freakinn realize that you deserved the shit you got into honey.