Transportation: Today, I stopped at a red light. I noticed the car in front of...

By jezusflowers - 07/05/2009 02:26 - United States

Today, I stopped at a red light. I noticed the car in front of me had the reverse lights on. I thought to myself "Meh, that person must know. They wouldn't do that." The light turned green. Turns out they didn't. Nor did they have insurance. FML

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By please don't back that thing up - 09/08/2013 05:00 - United States

Today, I stopped at a red light, when I noticed the car in front of me was in reverse. I honked at the driver, hoping he'd realize and place the car in drive. He thought the light turned green and immediately backed into me. FML

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By Anonymous - 15/05/2010 19:41 - United States

Today, I stopped at a yellow light. The guy behind me did not. He had no insurance. FML

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Denial

By Anonymous - 19/05/2009 06:19 - United States

Today, I was driving in my very own car that I bought and paid for myself, when I stopped at a stop light. Then I noticed the truck in front of me turn on his reverse lights. I honked desperately. He hits me, looks out the window and says, "I see no damage" and drives away. FML

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By Brayden - 10/01/2016 03:27 - Australia - Crib Point

Today, the person I was driving behind put their car in reverse and backed straight into me. I was then yelled at and told, "I had my reversing lights on! Why didn't you move?!" FML

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By River - 26/02/2009 16:17 - United States

Today, a stoplight turned yellow as I was approaching it. I was about to go through but saw a cop, panicked, and slammed on the brakes. I ended up in the middle of the intersection and had to reverse. Soon the light turned green, and I stepped on the gas. My car was still in reverse. FML

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Classic

By Anonymous - 07/05/2021 17:01 - New Zealand

Today, I pulled up to an intersection behind a car waiting to turn left and we missed a whole set of lights. As I was getting frustrated that they weren’t going when the light was green, I realised I was waiting behind a parked car. FML

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By Anonymous - 01/01/2019 11:00 - United States - Spokane

Today, I got rear ended. The guy flashed his lights at me to pull over, so I pulled into the side of the road. He drove away. FML

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By Noname - 02/03/2009 18:52 - Canada

Today, I decided to be a good driver and not run through the yellow light. As soon as I stopped my car another came and rear-ended me. The guy told me to go in the parking lot so we can exchange information. So I drove into the parking lot, I turned my head and watched him drive away. FML

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Karma

By Justwantedathankyou - This FML is from back in 2017 but it's good stuff - United States - Loudon

Today, I noticed that an SUV forgot to put their gas cap back on, so I tried honking and flashing my lights to get their attention. They slammed on their brakes, causing me to rear-end them. So much for good karma. FML

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By fuckina - 29/11/2010 17:34 - United States

Today, I was speeding a little on the highway. I thought I saw a police car, so I slammed on my brakes, causing the person behind me to rear end me. The "police car" I saw was just a broken down car on the side of the road. FML

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HelloSeattle 0

Thursday 7 May 2009 9:17

Holy shit man, someone needs to go back to driving school.

fuckmyl1f333 0

Thursday 7 May 2009 9:18

Damn that sucks...the first time i ever drove i did that in a residential neighborhood except i was the one in reverse....and the car behind me was a brand new Mercedes SL55. He pulled up very close behind me cus he was very impatient. I floored it...how i didnt hit him i dont know, i guess i must have spidy reflexes, but i came to a stop about 5 inches away from him.

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cinderelly 0

Saturday 9 May 2009 5:59

they should have pointed and clicked.

Truan_fml 0

Saturday 9 May 2009 7:08

...please tell me you were smart enough to get a police report you can sue that shit for all they're worth

cartering 0

Saturday 9 May 2009 23:17

You do realize that failing to avoid an accident - which your entry says you did, is a citable offense, right?

RuralNinja 0

Sunday 10 May 2009 1:02

Never underestimate the predictability of stupidity.

srslyfucked 0

Sunday 10 May 2009 2:40

I almost did that once... backed into someone at an intersection, that is.

summergirl 0

Sunday 10 May 2009 4:29

#5 it's not illegal to drive without insurance, you just have to pay an "uninsured fee". so basically you're paying for having no insurance.

carli0128 0

Monday 11 May 2009 17:41

i love that you just said meh.

NewTimeSunday 0

Wednesday 13 May 2009 5:59

Well your insurance will cover your car. So you don't need to worry.

Ryu148 0

Thursday 14 May 2009 5:52

#68, most of the time if you're stopped at a red light you're surrounded by cars. How was he supposed to prevent this accident, back into the car behind him?

christopherlove 0

Tuesday 19 May 2009 9:59

Learn to drive defensively. I've seen people sitting with their reverse lights on at red lights, and I'm smart enough to not get too close to them, but keep a car length between us. YDI