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By Samaritan - 19/01/2010 13:20 - United Kingdom

Today, I was given a ticket for running a red light. The reason? I was moving out of the way of an ambulance. The police officer watched it go by. FML

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By VroomVroom - 04/03/2009 15:50 - United States

Today, at a red light, an old lady crossing the street fell right in front of my car. I got out of my car to help her. The light turned green and I was still helping the woman to her feet. An officer came by and ticketed me for "impeding the flow of traffic." FML

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By KidJwal - 28/02/2012 17:10 - United States

Today, I had to explain to a cop that the reason I was speeding was because my girlfriend was in the hospital due to a car accident. He was working the accident just ten minutes before and saw me leave behind the ambulance. He still gave me a ticket. FML

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By Anonymous - 11/09/2010 01:44 - United States

Today, while I was driving, a police officer jumped out from the sidewalk and into my lane. I slammed on the brakes so I wouldn't hit him. He then gave me a ticket for "obstructing traffic." FML

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By randinosaur - 13/03/2011 12:48 - United States

Today, a cop rear-ended me. Then I received a ticket from him for driving too far under the speed limit. We were in a school zone. FML

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By corfan01 - 05/10/2009 11:11 - United States

Today, I got a red light camera ticket for $100 in the mail. After checking the date and time, I realized it was from when I was rear ended into the intersection while STOPPED at a red light. FML

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By imnotcool - 16/04/2009 05:08 - United States

Today, I was driving home from work when I saw a cop come up behind me. Nervous about my expired license, I kept checking in my rear view mirror. In turn since I wasn't paying attention, I ran a stop sign. Needless to say the cop pulled me over and gave me 2 tickets. FML

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By FML - 05/01/2012 15:56 - United States

Today, I received a ticket for not having my headlights on. The cop who pulled me over had a broken headlight. FML

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By Jennnn - 16/09/2009 20:08 - United States

Today, I was at a stop light when I saw a cute police officer at the light across the intersection. Trying to be cute as I drove by, I turned and winked and waved. The car in front of me stopped, I rear ended them and then got rear ended. The cute cop winked back, then wrote me a ticket. FML

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By Anonymous - 06/01/2012 04:06 - United States

Today, I got pulled over for a busted tail light. The officer gave me a warning and told me to fix it. Ten minutes later I was pulled over again for the same busted tail light by the same cop. This time he wrote me a ticket. FML

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By Anonymous - 04/02/2023 04:00 - United States

Today, I went to court because I got a traffic ticket for running a red light. While I was in court, I found out it was actually for a car I had sold years ago. FML

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protooler31 0

Tuesday 19 January 2010 20:07

challenge that shit in court

Lord_Farquad 1

Tuesday 19 January 2010 20:08

Bribe him with a doughnut. If that doesn't work, file a complaint.

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PentiumBawls8 0

Wednesday 20 January 2010 7:35

Not all streets and traffic are affixed the same way. It all depends. sometimes the ambulance driver cannot rely on using an alternate opposite lane because a lot of folks think that its ok to keep driving causing a hinder in pathway escape for the ambulance driver...therefore i find it justifiable to run a red light just to pull aside to let the ambulance go through. and the cop was a complete moron

sunshine86 0

Wednesday 20 January 2010 8:16

crooked ass cops

royboh 0

Wednesday 20 January 2010 8:37

QUOTAS

Styna_fml 0

Wednesday 20 January 2010 9:38

I hope you contested the ticket.

EveryDayJackAss 0

Wednesday 20 January 2010 9:44

good things you do, shit happens to you

Major_General 10

Wednesday 20 January 2010 9:46

Don't you know just to stop until it is your turn to move again? Let the ambulance get around you. Of course then you would be ticketed for failing to yield to an emergency vehicle or some nonsense. I suggest you stop driving entirely as the number of traffic crimes decreases when you're a pedestrian.

uhohuscrewedup 0

Wednesday 20 January 2010 12:34

ya I had to do the same for a squad car, but didn't get a ticket. take it to court!

happypanda45 0

Wednesday 20 January 2010 13:28

YDI Definitely. It's a basic question in drivers ED. You do not have the right to break traffic rules, only emergency vehicles do. You are supposed to stop, you're not allowed to cross into oncoming traffic to let him through, run lights, go up on the sidewalk and knock over a taco stand.... you're not an emergency vehicle numbnuts. All these people saying the cop was an idiot, what were you sleeping in drivers ed? Most people know you can't run a red for an ambulance whey they're 15 years old. You could have killed somebody.

NoteMyGrin 0

Thursday 21 January 2010 0:59

If the lights were working as they should, no traffic should have been passing on that road anyway. If it were a narrow road or other cars were in the way, it's possible that the OP really did HAVE to move so that the ambulance could get where it's going. Still technically "illegal," maybe, but if that were the case then the officer should have let it slide.