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Always keep in mind you get ticketed for going too much under the speed limit.
Yup, your fault.
#1 - On 08/17/2009 at 6:06am by Cute
The OP derserved everything they got. These stupid irrespectful twats should not be allowed driving liscenses
Hmm if you're being tailgated, slowing down is actually a lot safer (both for you and the car behind)... I always slow down, and I was having a chat earlier today with a friend who does it too.
Slowing down is one thing, going more than 5 mph under the speed limit, especially on a busy street, is reckless and can easily cause an accident.
You deserved it, OP.
did you ever stop to think its the same person you idiot
i think the first and foremost fault lies with the stupid girl who was tailgating and was too stupid to change lanes or at least pass.
#109 - On 08/17/2009 at 6:23pm by curryndricegirll
No, #98, because the ending is different.
It shouldn't be illegal being it's called a speed limit for a reason and if you could handle insurance or whatever happened you should have slammed the breaks really hard(but with a good enough reason to explain to a cop and what not). Also you should fight reckless driving in court...driving slow is easily fought as safe not reckless. Say you saw them tailgating and was tought(like i was) in drivers ed to slow down when tailgated to make them more likely to go around you and avoid them rear ending you in the chance you have to break hard.
so you got pulled over for going under the speed limit? thats kinda harsh.
I'm assuming you either don't have your permit or just don't know that you can get ticketed for it.
Or maybe it's not in all states, whatever.
#8 - On 08/17/2009 at 6:36am by Cute
Driving too far under the speed limit is illegal in all states, #2 just might not have a license.
#57 - On 08/17/2009 at 11:21am by spazzdoodle
This seems like a really boring FML... Or is that just me? Anyways, YDI.
LOL. I completely agree. But seriously, every consider she might have been in a hurry for a reason? and that you with all the time in the world to spite someone potentially made someone elses day that much worse? So yeah YDI, you deserved it for being a spiteful person.
Everyone needs to think about this. If the woman wouldn't pass, there was obviously only 1 lane. And if someone is riding your ass like that, you're supposed to slow down to encourage them to pass. Being 3 feet from someone's bumper isn't going to get you there any faster, so if you're not going to pass there's no point in trying to intimidate the other driver.
People like that make me wish I still drove my truck around, I'd find a turn, then hit my brakes late for it, and if they hit me they got the ticket and a messed up car, happened twice and I never even had to report it to my insurance.
Edit: Oops, wrong post, point still valid though.
If she was in a hurry for a decent reason, she would have passed her regardless....
A lack of planning on your part doesnt mean its my emergency.
How bout this... if youe in such a hurry to be somewhere, leave 10 mins earlier, otherwise, enjoy the view from behinf the person who DID leave a few mins earlier so they dont HAVE to speed or tailgate.
@38 youre right except slowing down is pointless if you dont give them room to pass which is what i assume happened here. i had to sit behind someone just like that on the way home today, speed limit 60, they were doing 35 and sitting on the right hand side of the lane, it is illegal to overtake on the left hand side of the car and there was heavy traffic coming the other direction, me = screwed.
usually id have just said fuck it and gone past on the left anyway but with 1 point left on my license, too much risk.
heres a big tip for ya, skippy. pull over n let them pass. if they must be a douchebag, let them do it to someone else. YDI
Or, maybe they wrote it on both sites? Did you ever think of that?
Do you do the same thing in bed?
My driver's Ed teacher even said that if you go the speed limit, little old ladies are going to wave at you as they pass you by. YDI, speed up.
YDI for being retarded, what the fuck did you do that for?
It's just plain dumb to taunt someone who is already annoyed enough to honk their horn.
YDI for being a jerk.
i did this on a driving lesson the other day (though not that slow, only 3 mph below) and once i got to the national speed limit i burnt it off. My instructor new it was the right thing to do, its practically the law in the uk
You don't police the roads. You were probably some ass cruising in the passing lane. If someone's annoying you, just let them pass so both of you can get on with your lives.
Take solace in the fact that she'll probably die in a car wreck eventually, since she'll be too absorbed in her own little world to avoid it if anything unexpected ever happens in front of her. Doubtful she'll be laughing then.
#13 - On 08/17/2009 at 7:08am by Soup
smart ass, if she crashes cause someone else because she was tailgating she gets hurt, if you crash because you were 15 mph under the speed limit you hurt yourself, the car behind you, next to you, and cause a traffic jam, driving that slow is against the law and really douchie
awww bit butthurt are we? constantly getting tailgated? thats a hint that you dont know how to fucking drive.
learn to pull over so people can pass. its not hard. its a fundamental part of driving taught to you as soon as you pull out onto the road for the first time. you make way for everyone so youre not a self important selfish prat who pisses everyone off. if people would learn to do this i wouldnt ever need to speed.
Speeding is 10x more douchebaggy and dangerous than driving under the speed limit. Someone apparently 'not knowing how to fucking drive' is no excuse for tailgating which is by chance also highly illegal.
#29 - On 08/17/2009 at 9:15am by onlysoph
Plus, in a tailgating situation, the 'self important selfish prat'. It is not people being tailgated that 'don't know how to fucking drive', it's the people that tailgate them. If people are so selfish that they are willing to risk their lives and other peoples by gaining a few minutes on their journey then they are the self important ones.
#31 - On 08/17/2009 at 9:24am by onlysoph
"Speeding is 10x more douchebaggy and dangerous than driving under the speed limit."
really? is than an official stat? thanks ill quote that in my next assignment. heres the reference for everyone else: Douchebag. 2009. 'FML: comment #29'. http://www.fmylife.com/miscellaneous/4589153. Viewed 17 August 2009.
"Someone apparently 'not knowing how to fucking drive' is no excuse for tailgating which is by chance also highly illegal."
funny thing is, lots of people who cant drive also cant tell when someone is or isnt tailgating them. that point aside, go fuck yourself.
"Plus, in a tailgating situation, the 'self important selfish prat'."
ah true, i did not consider this point.
"It is not people being tailgated that 'don't know how to fucking drive', it's the people that tailgate them."
...you do of course realise you cant tailgate if the other person is where theyre supposed to be right? and since beeping your horn and flashing your lights are also illegal, its an easy way of saying dont be a road hog you retarded shit. if youre uncapable of positioning your car correctly on a road and then dont clue in to the get the fuck out of the way, im pretty sure youre not being an attentive driver, nor are you aware of your surroundings. i challenge you to prove speeding and tailgating are a bigger issue than inattentive driving. goodluck with that.
"If people are so selfish that they are willing to risk their lives and other peoples by gaining a few minutes on their journey then they are the self important ones."
again all arrows point to inattentive driving. do you think people who speed just spontaneously combust at a certain point, losing control and wiping out anyone around them? speed is a factor that can increase the risk of injury and death IN THE INSTANCE OF COLLISION. so long as said person is driving withing their own capabilities, they shouldnt lose control of the vehicle, and the only cause of a crash is from the inattentive driving of others on the road...THE leading cause of road traffic injury. another example of attacking the symptom rather than the cause.

To Chaos:
Not for nothing, theres a bumper sticker that says "I may be going slow, but Im still ahead of you"
Why exactly should I pull over while doing the speed limit because some ass hole like you thinks I should feel obligated to pull over and let you pass me? maybe u shoulda left a little earlier than you did in ther first place, and then I'd be following you. Im not obligated to pull over for your lead foot. Seems like your a bit self important in that you believe everybody on the road in front of you has an obligation to pull over and let u pass. I would do what the OP did as well, Id slam on my breaks and do under the speed limit while flipping you off. Again, if you feel like you need to speed because someone else is doing the speed limit, maybe you should adjust your schedule to allot for that.
And what are u even talking about, anybody can tailgate whether youe doing 55 or 95, theres some ass hole like you mad that someones not doing 100. Thats a rediculous statement that its my responsibility to drive how u deem necessary and appropriate.
And if people could handle driving without speed limits, we wouldnt have them. We have them for ass holes like you. I dont see how anybody going the speedlimit is a "roadhog" and OP specifically states he didnt slow to below the speed limit until he was being tailgated, so what are you even talking about??

To Mr. Chaos: Don't try to justify your endangering habits, you self righteous prick. It is true that speed is a factor that increases chance of injury or death in the instance of collision, but it also increases the chances of having a collision in the first place.
#56
"since beeping your horn and flashing your lights are also illegal"
Honking your horn is totally legal, flashing your lights is not illegal but frowned upon.
Tailgating isn't really horrible if the person tailgating knows HOW TO DRIVE. Also anyone who slows down to less than about 5 miles under the speed limit is retarded.
"maybe u shoulda left a little earlier than you did in ther first place, and then I'd be following you"
Nonsense , what if you happened to leave earlier as well? Should this guy plan his driving around your schedule?
"Seems like your a bit self important in that you believe everybody on the road in front of you has an obligation to pull over and let u pass. "
Actually that is the law, you must not obstruct traffic. The wording of the law varies from place to place though so I would recommend checking your local statutes.
"I would do what the OP did as well, Id slam on my breaks and do under the speed limit while flipping you off."
So you are more concerned with attacking other people than with road safety. Good to know. You are the classic case of a control freak. Everybody else behind you MUST stay behind you. Nobody is allowed to go any faster than the most important person in the world.
Here's some free advice, why don't you just concentrate on your own driving and get out of everybody else's way.

"should this guy plan his driving around your schedule??" well right back at you! Why should I have to plan my driving around somebody behind me's schedule??
"you must not obstruct traffic"... how many times must we revisit the fact that OP was doing the speed limit and he did not slow down until the person was tailgating him... It is not my job to pull over for you to speed, and its not my job to stomp on the gas either, if OP was doing the speed limit they were not doing anything wrong... so yes, maybe you should leave earlier instead of having to speed, which is illegal (doing the speedlimit is not).
And really?? your not a control freak?? 'Do as fast as I want you to or pull your ass over so I, the King of the World may pass you' doesn't seem a bit controlling to you, you self-important road punk?
Here's some free advice, why don't you just deal with the fact that tailgateing is illegal, and so is speeding, so back the fuck off and stop being a bully.
@85 actually, the law here says you must stay on the left lane, or the left side of a one laned road to allow cars to overtake. its even signposted in some areas. so i dont know where you live but if they dont have something similar thats just asking for trouble. i dont believe people should pull over for me, i believe everyone should pull over for everyone else. just as i do. how does that make me self important? oh right, it doesnt.
congrats on being as retarded as the OP. you think its ok to take up all the room on the road, and not only that slow down numerous cars behind you (as its rarely just two cars on a road) just because you have some entitlement issues of 'oh but i was here first' and then have the stupidity to call me self important? lol gee, i feel so ashamed now :(
if youre not riding the lane edge and blocking traffic and have pulled over like youre supposed to then nobody tailgates you, of course its POSSIBLE, but then thatd be retarded. why tailgate when theres plenty of room to overtake?
look if you cant even comprehend the simple fact that you shouldnt be hogging the road im not going to explain it again. you might however want to look around and notice there arent many roads made to fit only one car...thats a hint that maybe theres enough room for you to not be a twat.
@95 how exactly does speeding increase the risk of actually crashing? do tell me because this sounds like its gonna be brilliantly stupid. so long as everyone else on the road is doing what theyre meant to be doing and the person speeding isnt recklessly speeding how will their speed cause a crash? dont make the claim and not fully explain it to me, why say anything if youre not going to elaborate? convince me ;)
@102 here its illegal to beep people for going too slow. maybe not where you are. or maybe youre unaware of it. id know, its one of the heavily used questions in the written test for driving :D

@120
""should this guy plan his driving around your schedule??" well right back at you! Why should I have to plan my driving around somebody behind me's schedule?? "
...you dont, thats the point...youre the one who brought it up first moron. congratulations on entering into an argument loop.
""you must not obstruct traffic"... how many times must we revisit the fact that OP was doing the speed limit and he did not slow down until the person was tailgating him... It is not my job to pull over for you to speed, and its not my job to stomp on the gas either, if OP was doing the speed limit they were not doing anything wrong... so yes, maybe you should leave earlier instead of having to speed, which is illegal (doing the speedlimit is not)."
might wanna look up what constitutes traffic obstruction.
"And really?? your not a control freak?? 'Do as fast as I want you to or pull your ass over so I, the King of the World may pass you' doesn't seem a bit controlling to you, you self-important road punk?"
fact is, theyre not hindering you nor your ability to do what you want by expecting you to move over. you can still maintain your speed and do exactly what you were before, however youre limiting their progression by blocking traffic. thats all there is to it. its not controlling to expect common courtesy, do you block people walking faster than you on the sidewalk because you were there first? if not, why apply it to the road?
"Here's some free advice, why don't you just deal with the fact that tailgateing is illegal, and so is speeding, so back the fuck off and stop being a bully."
you cant bring up the legality issue when obstructing traffic is also illegal. so get out the fucking way and stop being a douche.

why the fuck are you writing so much, more like organizedfaggot, or organizeddouchebag, or organizepussy, or organizedIneedToGetaLifeandStopCaringSoMuchAboutWhatPeopleSayOnTheInternet
LOL wow, thats just pathetic. not sure whether to laugh or cry... im trying to think of something to say here but i just dont think words can describe how retarded that comment was. ive seen some shit before but fuck...i feel like i need to shower or something to get that off me that was just terrible. please, never talk to me or anyone else again.
Too long didn't read. All in all, the OP was driving at the stated speed limit, and the person behind felt the need to speed. Her fault for thinking you're obligated to let her drive inappropriately. I get this all the time. I set my car to coast at the exact speed limit, and I always get people who will change lanes from behind me, do 10 miles above the limit, and then get right back in front of me. One the highway, I'll drive 64-66 (depending on whether I'm going uphill or downhill), in a 65mph zone and guaranteed, people will come from behind, and pass me at 72 minimum. My speedometer's not wrong; I purposely asked a cop to radar me, and he said I was doing 43 while my speedometer stated I was doing 40, so if anything, my speedometer's TOO SLOW (I'm thinking his radar was set too high though).
So yeah, tailgaters can suck my exhaust pipe. I've seriously considered letting tailgaters wreck into me; I got $900 once from a 16 year old kid who was revving up his engine and accelerating like crazy. We came to a yellow light, so I had to slow down, especially since there were like five other cars ahead of me before the yellow light, lol) and the kid ended up not stopping in time. Nice profit, considering I got a couple of tiny dents, and he got a crushed hood. Luckily he was a decent kid (though his first words were, "Oh, sorry! Sorry!!! But you stopped! WHY'D YOU STOP?!") and none of us got hurt.
And my car's totally driveable :D
I hope I get into another painless profitable wreck again (note I say painless... though I should probably be on the safe side and put some legal disclaimers: by painless I mean no injury; neither mentally nor physically or spiritually, nor metaphysically. Furthermore, this means that painless deaths are not permitted either, nor is paralysis, despite how painless it may be, it's still an injury. Likewise, by profitable, I imply I am the profiting party, and that the profit involves decent amounts of current, modern, US currency, preferably at least $500, again, modern US Dollars).
That should cover it.

Well here, you stay on the right side and pass on the left, so your whole arguement it completely irrelevant to me on that topic. We have signs that say "pass with care" and "slower traffic keep right" but thats on a road with more than one lane, it makes sense that the OP was on a one lane road, or passing would not be a problem obviously.
Apparently you cant get it through your head that OP was going the speed limit, and it is not her obligation to pull over for you to speed... how bout u back off her ass and you stop being a douch.. what gives you the right to bully other drivers on the road because they are doing the speed limit and you want to go faster? I maintain that you're a self important prick, if your in sucha damn hurry, leave earlier like the rest of the world. I live in NY, you allot for traffic, you dont get to just demand everyone on the road move so you can get to work, thats not how it works ass hole, everyones tryin to get somewhere. It also says nowhere that she was blocking any traffic other than the person behind her, why dont you stop making asinine assumptions to better your shitty arguement?
Look if you cant comprehend the fact that I do not need to pul lover doing the speed limit for you I dont know how to explain it to you.. it doesnt get any more basic than that. Im not breaking the law, and its not my job to enable you to. Stay your ass behind me doing the speed limit or leave earlier..or if its so damn important to you, cross the double yellow lines, if your willing to break the law by speeding then you should b willing to break it to pass me, who is not breaking any laws. Learn some patience, and learn how to control your road rage and maybe you could stop being a twat.
And the whole "schedule" comment: IDK what your talking about, you could just admit I made a good point and that Im right, but tailgateing douchbags like you obviously cant admit that your the douchbag and wrong. And AGAIN driving the speed limit is not obstructing traffic..where the hell do u get that it is??
Just because you are in a hurry doesnt mean Im Obstructing you because you dont understand time management. Common curtesy would be you recognizing you should have left earlier, and because you didnt, you now must do the speed limit. Riding someones ass isnt going to make them go faster, and if the person in front of u slams their breaks, its YOUR fault for hitting them because you were tailgating.
"you cant bring up the legality issue when obstructing traffic is also illegal". Doing the fuckin speed limit is not obstructing traffic, so calm the fuck down, get off my ass and stop being a douche yourself.

yeah you just repeat arguments and hope its right this time.
you do realise theres 2 people responding to you right? so it wasnt actually me arguing against your timing idea. i merely pointed out you fucked up in your response. and no, i dont think its a good idea at all.
i do believe my arguments relevence to you is actually not important, since i made the initial comment to which you replied. the fact that YOU are outside of MY area makes your arguments useless. not the other way around. otherwise you might not want to direct your comments to me directly.
they had a big campaign against tailgating here, you know what it said at the end of it? if someone is tailgating you YOU NEED TO PULL OVER. theres no ifs or buts or 'but im doing the speed limit wah' bullshit, you need to. otherwise who cares if youre doing one thing legally correctly, you dont have a higher moral ground because you are in fact breaking the law yourself. if your area ligitimately doesnt have any laws against this behaviour then i feel bad for those who live there and have to put up with assholes like you. speeding people mind their own business and dont care about you or your entitlement issues, you on the other hand take some sort of offense to them not doing as you do, and take it upon yourself to try to make things difficult for them. good for you, youre an asshole.
fact is, youre in my way, get the fuck out of it or prepare to be tailgated, if you go slower, expect to be pissing off more people than just myself. then expect more people to give you shit. i hope you do it to the wrong person one day, they follow you home and beat you senseless for being a dumbass. you can then try to repeat your arguments again to them, see if they give a crap, cos its not working here.
youre boring me. i will stop responding now.

First: I did realiZe that two people were responding to me, which is why I posted to him, and then to you. Two people, two posts, I dont think thats rocket science. They can have a big campaign all they want, It is not my responsibility to pull over because you are a reckless driver and bullying me... I have a right to be on the road too and an obligation to do the speed limit, its your obligation to be a respectful driver and not harass the people in front of you for doing what they are supposed to do.
Really still not seeing your arguement that someone doing the speedlimit is an asshole.
fact is, I dont give a shit if im in your way, I was here first, and if your in such a damn hurry you shoulda left sooner, otherwise enjoy the view from behinf. I hope your the "wrong person" I do it to one day so you can follow me home, and get shot in the fuckin face, because this "wrong person" has a pistol permit, and now you're a stalker following and attacking me. Frankly, I challange anyone to do that, I would beat the ever-living shit out of them with my bare hands, and then have them arrested, and let the cops know this all was over the fact I was doing the speed limit.
really I would like to just punch your lights out right now and do the whole world a favor. Thank you for the entertaining bullshit argument about how tailgaters have more rights than the law abiding citizen just because they are in a hurry. Woot woot, I wonder how you would feel when I slammed on my breaks and you rearend me?? good luck explaining to the cops you couldnt stop fast enough because you were tailgateing the person in front of you who was going the speed limit... my arguement?? Mr. Officer, there was a squirrel and I didn't want to swerve (as its dangerous), and this guy riding my ass didnt stop.
I will enjoy my new car, and watching yours get towed off... good luck explaining that to your insurance company, and enjoying the sneaker express... Ill wave to you tomorrow when I see you walkin down that same street ;-)

Actually, speed limits were created during the oil crisis in the 70's - gasp - they had nothing to do with safety, only money (big surprise there).
Yes you are legally allowed to drive the speed limit, but sometimes it is rude because you are greatly inhibiting traffic. It's just like pulling into the intersection at a green light while waiting to turn left. It's illegal almost everywhere, but everyone does it because otherwise you would never get to turn left at some lights. Or you know the guy who stays in the right lane until the very last moment before merging in, maybe even from the shoulder - yeah he's an ass, but mathematically and physically, he's helping traffic flow smoother for everyone.
I live in Los Angeles and I see every day the effects that 1 slow person driving in the left lane has - it can slow down traffic greatly for miles, and even cause stoppages because 1 person won't let traffic flow efficiently where it needs to.
And to the rest of the people, I assume that if the person was tailgating bad, he couldn't pass you or he would.
I'm really glad you got the ticket, OP - YDI. Don't be so self righteous - yes the speed limit exists, but be polite to other drivers instead of malicious and vindictive.

146: Actually speed limits started being imposed in America when Ford invented the car... but they were uniformly popularized in the 70's during the oil crisis, indeed.
"Yes you are legally allowed to drive the speed limit, but sometimes it is rude because you are greatly inhibiting traffic." What??? The speed limit is the speed limit... its not my job to decide to do 80 because someone behind me wants me to, I dont need a ticket because someone behind me wants to chance getring one. Its not my job to speed, traffic or not. Speeding is against the law, and if Im on a one lane road, and your in such a hurry, then u break the law by passing me on the double yellow line or quit bitching.
"Or you know the guy who stays in the right lane until the very last moment before merging in, maybe even from the shoulder - yeah he's an ass, but mathematically and physically, he's helping traffic flow smoother for everyone" ummmm no, not if hes cutting me off hes not, now I've got road rage because of some asshole who cant handle merging approprately.
And its not self rightous for you to demand someone go over the speed limit just because thats what you want to do?? And really, when is doing the speed limit more "Malicious anf vindictive" than tailgateing is??

Actually in WA it is illegal to beep your horn. Sadly this state is retarded like that
You deserved that.
If you were in the left lane and doing this, get a fucking clue.
If you were in the right lane and doing this, there's nothing wrong with you going the speed limit, but don't take it upon yourself to try and "teach them a lesson". That's not your place, honey.
haha all the retards saying YDI for taunting the girl. That other girl was a complete asshole. I slow down to piss people off too. They need to slow the hell down and not go 95mph on the freeway. You only deserve it for going that much under the speed limit because it's illegal and just as bad as speeding. FYL for doing something awesome but doing it stupidly.
Really? An asshole for not wanting to waste her life in a car? I suppose one would consider that better then BEING the asshole that forces her to waste extra moments of her life in a car. What about the state that abolished most speed limits and found that fatalities didn't increase? You realise that people generally dont drive faster then they feel comfortable doing so, and the mad people that do arnt going to care about speed limits anyway.
How much of her life is she wasting? About ten minutes, at most. That's nothing on the complete waste of life that could have been because of people that constantly speed.
#32 - On 08/17/2009 at 9:26am by onlysoph
Point is, OP's not a cop and shouldn't be trying to enforce the speed limit on other drivers. If she'd let the girl pass as the other driver indicated by tailgating her, the cop would have got the speeder.
Ditto. I also make slow starts when people honk at me as soon as the light turns green.
So being an ass hole is awesome? Your justification is that it's okay, because you are an ass hole too? And btw, look at the second post, it's not even real. So the only real one is you...
ladylovely, just like the tailgater is not a cop. No reason for a law abiding citizen to have to pull over just to serve some princess who thinks she is above the law.
Undoubtedly, the same girl will post, and say "Today, I got an unfair ticket because I was driving only 6 miles above the limit, and when I tried showing my boobs to the officer, he ignored me, and still gave me a ticket. It's not fair. FML"
I thought so! it seemed so familiar.
Oh thank-you wise #17! What would we do without your ultimate wisdom of trolling websites! Congratulations for reading all versions of 'these sites' so you can share your ultimate wisdom upon us!
Seriously stfu, who cares if its a duplicate; I got entertained by the story and if you're looking to get anything more out of this site you have issues.
#78 - On 08/17/2009 at 1:31pm by Capn
I personally want to high-five you. I hate tailgaters. If people only sped when it was truly imperative then we'd all be more willing to just move over. Don't tell me none of you have just felt like speeding and wished everyone would move out of your way. Tailgaters are so rude... thinking the driving world revolves around them.
#19 - On 08/17/2009 at 7:44am by Paopu
Okay, that might not have been the best way to handle it, but I hate tailgaters too. No matter how much in a hurry you are it's never okay. It's dangerous, inconsiderate and annoying as hell!
It's also annoying and dangerous when someone goes the speed limit on a 5 lane freeway in the left lane, perfectly aware of the 5 cars piled up behind them because those cars can't legally pass on the right. We have signs around here saying to keep right if you're going to be a slowass grandma with no place to be.
@ 123
Just how did you get the idea that I encourage not keeping to the right on the road??
I was talking about a scenario where there's only one lane, you're driving the speed limit and still there's some stressful, tailgating idiot behind you... There. Was that explanation more to your liking, or do I need to clarify further?
- and by the way, driving the speed limit doesn't mean you drive like "a slowass grandma".
FYL indeed she was being a bitch :(
My driving teacher told us to slow down if anyone tailed us, so that the person would be forced to go around you. So that's why I think our victim here deserved to get pulled over. Now though I have a bunch of questions going through my head
Stay the fark out of the left lane if you're going to go slow like that. If she was tailgating you in the right lane... well that's pretty stupid.
Were you in the left or passing lane? If so, MOVE OVER TO LET PEOPLE PASS.
i hate people like you. People who drive the speed limit drive pretty slow, if someones tailgating you, and you dont feel comfortable going faster thats fine, but just let people pass you; Just because u donr want to drive faster doesn't mean you should hold everyone else up
"People that drive the speed limit drive pretty slow".
You are required to not exceed the speed limit, dumbass. Just because you feel like the speed limit doesn't apply to you doesn't mean that you get the right to speed.
#34 - On 08/17/2009 at 9:33am by onlysoph
"People who drive the speed limit drive pretty slow". Really? So if the speed limit was 45 mph and he was going 45 mph he's driving slow? And did you ever consider the fact that maybe he was driving down a one lane road? I hate people like YOU. He was following the law by doing the speed limit, he shouldn't have to pull over because some little bitch wanted to drive like a bat out of hell.
OP deserves it though for going that slow once he was being tailgated.
But if someone is driving that slow on a multi-lane road, go around them and forget about them. If it's on a one lane road and they're impeding traffic, call the non-emergency number for your police station and have the send a cop out to pull the jackass over.
No need to be such assholes on the road.
You are supposed to slow down if someone is tailgating you. You did the right thing
I want my magic carpet. Fast or slow, there are too many road fools.
YDI for not knowing you can't go under the speed limit that much. The cop probably thought you were drunk or something like that. You know, just as you can pulled over for going OVER the speed limit, you can get pulled over for going UNDER the speed limit.
Federal law states you can't go under the speed limit more than 10 mph, especially if it stops the flow of traffic around you.
would you mind citing that federal law? I can't find it anywhere.
ydi for not going 10 over everyone goes 10 over.
It's actually recommended that if someone is tailgating you, you slow down so that they pass you and move on. But it kind of seems like this person just wanted to punish their tailgater.
Anyone who goes under the speed limit deserves to be tailgated and more importantly ticketed for stuipidity.
Tailgating is only wrong if someone does this to you when you are doing the speed limit or slightly above.
People who do this should be maimed by a pack of wild dogs...
...so should the slow people being tailgated who do not speed up to at least the speed limit posted.
They are all pieces of shit.
I think you forgot what "speed LIMIT" means. It means, the absolute FASTEST you should drive under IDEAL CONDITIONS (bright sunny day, well-working car, no rain, no snow/ice, etc.). If the limit is 45, for example, 45 is the fastest you should drive on that road... 40 is fine. Engineers and other experts use complex calculations to figure out what speed limits should be.
#65 casts Win. crits OP for stupid amounts of logic.
Road surfaces aren't all made equal. Driving over the speed limit on a posted road is not right and increases your chance of collision. Factors such as the friction to the tires is part of these calculations listed above.
They leave some damper room of course, if you go 46 in a 45 zone you're not going to die (unless you suck at driving, or someone around you :p)
#79 - On 08/17/2009 at 1:35pm by Capn
YDI for being one of those bastards that drive slowly on the passing lane. You should have been driving 10 over like everyone else and stop pissing off drivers in a hurry.
I hate Tailgators too, but that's just being an idiot.
You're supposed to slow down to encourage them to pass, that's a lot safer for you and the tailgater. Also, everyone, yes, going too far under the speed limit is illegal, but tailgating is illegal too. It's not really OP's fault.
Tailgating is annoying, especially when you're going the speed limit. Slowing down is silly though, you should have just kept the same speed.
I hate aggressive fast drivers (fast driving is fine, unless you're being a dick) but I also hate slow drivers.
Apparently everyone missed the part in drivers ed where you're supposed to slow down in order to help the tailgater pass. Although he shouldn't have been punishing her, she a bitch for tailgating and getting angrier when it would have looked like he was helping he (with the first slow down that is).
But yeah make sure not to go too slow
I'm calling fake. It's not reckless driving. It's obstruction of traffic.
#52 - On 08/17/2009 at 10:50am by Genephix
"When you are driving, isn't it odd that everyone else is either driving too fast or too slow?"
i hate slow drivers..and i hate people who tailgate...and basically any other car on the road
ur a dumbass who shouldnt be allowed on the road
#55 - On 08/17/2009 at 10:57am by justmyluck1212
ah, stolen but added a negetive ending
#58 - On 08/17/2009 at 11:27am by Luky
YDI x 100. I bet they called the cops ON YOU thinking you were drunk. Please just pull over. People have places to be and you shouldn't get in the way purposely. What if they were on their way to a dying parent.
Wow, people on here are actually insisting that going slow is more hazardous than tailgating? FYL OP, I hate tailgaters. I would've done the same.
I don't understand why people can't just go the speed limit! I always drive it, or sometimes a couple over. People follow me around like they're DYING because I'm driving too slow in front of them, and sometimes end up tailgating. It's ridiculous! If I go just a bit to one side of the road, some peole seem so hopeful that I'm turning. I end up angry and embarrassed and I'm sick of it.
You are actually supposed to slow down when someone is tailgating you - that's even learned in driving classes. Yes, the OP went overboard with it, but I have done the same thing because I get so sick of all the idiot speed demons out there. I don't care WHERE they have to be... they can follow the law getting there. And I am NOT going to risk getting a ticket that I have to pay, that goes on my record, and that will make my insurance rates go up forever. Besides, tailgating is dangerous and they could cause me to be in an accident.
Don't pay attention to the people behind you. They're the ones responsible if they run into you. Yeah I know it would still suck if they ran into you but it makes driving a little less stressful knowing that tidbit.
ydi for not going the speed limit are you a bad driver
On one hand YDI for slowing down and being a dick about it...but on the other hand FYL for being pulled over by the cops for it, epsecially if there was a passing zone that she didn't use.
I call bullshit. Slowing down is the proper response to being tailgated. Therefore, this didn't happen and you're a goddamn liar.
It doesnt matter what the situation is, we all have to share the road. Doesnt matter if she was in a hurry, she should have passed. OP, however, people like you piss me off to no end. If the road is clear of ice, snow, and debris, there is no reason to not drive the speed limit. I speed, I admit it, but I dont tailgate. I either pass or slow down if I cant pass. OP, drive limit, let her pass. If there is a large amount of cars behind you, pull over and let them go. Its not a difficult concept. If Im being tailgated (rarely happens), I tap the breaks a few times, but I dont slow down just to piss people off, thats just rude.
#68 - On 08/17/2009 at 12:19pm by flyingtoasters
and what is the argument here that tailgateing is any less rude than slamming on your breaks because someone is tailgateing?? I just don't get how people on here dont see that tailgateing someone going the speedlimit is inconsiderate and annoying, and tailgaters are bullies on the road which create a hostile environment in themselves. Right... the guy behind me honking and screaming and swerving is any less obnoxious than the person actually doing the speed limit.... which OP SAID was what happened.
The people who tailgate the most are middle-aged women and young males in rice rockets.
#69 - On 08/17/2009 at 12:23pm by cadre
Ok, it says you live in Washington. I'm very curious how you got your license as they teach you this very same thing in Driver's Ed. I'm in it right now, I should know. They never taught you to ignore the impatient people behind you who have a fetish with your bumper? I'm glad you got a ticket. What you were doing was bone-headed and dangerous.
i hate tailgaters! im surprised you're not from NJ (my state) where most of the tail gaters are!
Even if i'm going 85mph there will still be a fricken tail gater on my ass but ive done the same as you and gone slower to piss them off. usually it works considering we're already going fast, but in your case...that sucks.
that is reckless driving though, u shouldve just kept at the speed limit instead of going slower (u were already going slow)
I would have done the same thing. I hate when people tailgate, especially if you're going the speed limit or over. I've had people tailgate me while I'm going 10 over and I just start doing the speed limit then slow down. I freakin' hate people.
As someone that owns all the roads your actions were appropriate.
If you were driving in the passing lane and refused to move over when the car came up behind you, then YDI in spades. Too many people don't understand the concept of slower traffic keeping to the right (or whatever lane is it based on what side of the road you drive on), or think "I'm driving the limit, I can drive in whatever lane I want". These are the people that slow down traffic for miles because they don't see a problem with matching speeds with the car in the lane(s) next to them and blocking anyone from passing them.
If it was a single lane road, then you still deserved it for driving illegally below the speed limit. If you want to slow down within the legal limits or tap your brake lights, that's one thing, but what you did was stupid, illegal, and dangerous.
so many people here are complete idiots. obviously if it were a two lane road the girl would have passed the OP one way or another since she was honking. on a one lane road, it is illegal to pass if the line is solid yellow, and impossible a lot of the time because of the traffic in the opposite lane.
anyway, to the OP, YDI sooo much. i hate people that go slower and slower just because they don't like being tailgated. it's like the child who throws a tantrum when they're 10. just go the speed limit, that pisses people off enough. no reason to be a complete dick.
I hate drivers like you. If u do the speed limit get the fuck! Outta my way. Everyone drives at least 5-10 even 15 above speed limit
Who died and made you road king?
Get off your high horse you fucking pretentious bastard.
It's people like you that really don't deserve to live, you think the world revolves around you. Well it doesn't, faggot.
Hey, I do the same thing. But when I'm going faster. I never do the speed limit. It's always too slow D: but people that tailgate piss me off. >:(
Wow, FML is turning into a massive flamefest!
YDI because some people are driving because they have places to be, people to meet, and work to do. They should take away your license and fine you for behaving so immaturely. Honestly, people who drive below the speed limit are worse than people who speed. If you really aren't in that much of a hurry, just walk: save the rest of us the trouble of dealing with you out on the road, get some exercise, and save the environment all at the same time.
When somebody is tailgating you, you should never slow down. That will only piss them off and cause unnecessary road rage. If you don't want to drive faster the best thing to do would be to pull over and let them pass you.
Pharmacist you done PMSing?
Ps- I was making reference to the ludacris song so don't get your panties in a bunch and stop assuming thank you
Thats well unfair, that bitch shudda got pulled over for road rage
#93 - On 08/17/2009 at 2:49pm by Raheemdplayer
YDI YDI YDI!! That is reckless driving! She could've been in a hurry, why couldn't you just let her pass you out? Idiot.
Sometimes it's necessary to go over the speed limit, you don't know what her predicament was. Letting her drive fast and pass you out is far less dangerous than driving deliveratly slow when you knew she was in a hurry.
Why should I care what the other persons prediciment is? fact of the matter is, If Im doing the speed limit, I dont have a damn thing to be worried about. If it was an emergrency, an ambulance or a police officer would be the other person's ride. Again, why should I have to pull over and inconvenience myself just so some ass hole who should have left earlier than they did wants me to and is having a hissy fit??
Really? Sometimes its necessary to go over the speed limit?? So your arguing that going below the speed limit is MORE reckless than going over it? That makes any sense. If she was in such a damn hurry she shoulf have left sooner.
Fact is, the OP states she was going the speed limit and didnt slow til she was being tailgated. Why can't anybody read?? she Slowed BECAUSE of the tailgateing.
you should have ignored and not driven like a jackass
Tailgaters suck, once i went 40 in a 100 zone doing the same thing, they were fucking pissed.
Where the hell is there a 100 zone?????!!!! I want to drive there!!!!!!!
Maybe if you stopped thinking it was your job to make everyone go at speeds designed for cars from the 70s you would have some more money in ur pocket! Yeah, YDI
#103 - On 08/17/2009 at 5:09pm by van2010
I hate people like you. It is not your job to control how fast other cars drive. Move over, or pull over, and let them pass.
I usually drive with the traffic (which is almost always 5-15 mph over the speed limit), but I won't go much faster than that, especially if I'm in the right lane. If someone's tailing me there, I'll usually slowly drop down to the speed limit to show them that I was actually going over, and that they could pass me and get in the fast lane if that's what they really want. Tailgaters are the most obnoxious, dangerous assholes around! Hate them. If they can't learn to obey the speed limit or at least follow what others around them are doing, they deserve to swerve off into a ditch.
that's obnoxious. ydi.
#108 - On 08/17/2009 at 6:18pm by prone2failure
First of all, this is stolen.
Second of all, you are lame for stealing it.
Third of all, I hate tailgaters too, but I also dislike people who go way under the speed limit. Keeping up with the traffic does not always mean you have to go the speed limit, and officers know that too. Don't think you're witty for trying to teach someone a lesson. It's dangerous and not very smart.
I hope you encounter my friend's M5 with the cushioned license plate area. He would just push you forward until you hit another car.
Why do people never just freaking pull over to let someone by? YDI
Turnouts are there for a reason on single-lane roads. Left lanes are only for passing on multi-lane roads. If someone wants to pass, simply move over. It isn't your business whether they want to speed or not. Let law enforcement handle that.
You deserved it. I HATE people who purposefully annoy others. Some of us get terrible road rage. Next time just pull over.
Really?? and what the hell is tailgating?? PURPOSELY annoying the person in front of you off, is it not?? Just because YOU have road rage, and want to get somewhere faster doesnt give you a right to annoy me either, so what exactly is your point??
It works both ways, biddie. Just because you're a self important bitch with road rage doesnt give you a right to call me purposely annoying because I was doing the speed limit, its called driving, and your the rude bitch behind me with the road rage. So STFU
slower traffic keep right you dumb bitch
you're not the police, it's not your job to punish people who want to speed. let her pass you and get on with your life.
Both drivers were wrong and either one could have been cited.
I have a North Carolina DMV driver's handbook laying around and it says two things:
"Driving at a high speed is more dangerous because each additional mile traveled per hour reduces the driver's ability to control the vehicle. Speed also increases the likelihood that a crash will result in serious injury or death".
"Studies show that the vehicle moving at a speed considerably below the posted speed limit is much more likely to cause or be involved in a crash than the vehicle moving at a normal speed".
The front car should have just kept to the posted speed and they wouldn't have been in the wrong.
On a normal day I do leave ten minutes early to make sure I get to my appointment on time. But I will still sometimes get behind some ass who is doing 5 under the speed limit who slows down even further to take curves or go over a hill. Behind that slow driver, if there is traffic coming, a double yellow line, or a curve ahead, I have to be stuck behind them until one of us turns or I get two lanes. It's annoying.
And on the interstate I sometimes go 7 mph over the speed limit on cruise control. I'm in the far right lane and not even keeping the pace of the rest of the drivers. When I am in the left lane, I've often had to pull over to the right to let people tailgating me pass when I was doing 75-80 in a 65mph just keeping pace with traffic.
There are different styles of drivers out there but I think this isn't a FML. The original poster got what they deserved.

who the fuck drives the speed limit other than chinks?
I doubt there will ever be an FML about driving posted on this website where stupid pricks like yourself do not post racist and/or sexist stereotypes about the driving skills of women and Asians. It is a shame, really.
speed up then do a brake check. if she rear ends you then she is at fault.
#137 - On 08/18/2009 at 7:29am by tuppySEALs
these are the facts:
1. tailgating is dangerous to you and to others
2. speeding is dangerous to you and to others
3. going too far under the speed limit is illegal and also dangerous to you and to others
4. backing off of the car in front of you by 2 seconds won't get you to where you're going any slower
5. speed limits are there for a reason: to save your life
YDI, especially because you copied someone with this post.
#143 - On 08/18/2009 at 3:38pm by pommeblossom
ugh......you are exactly the person i hate getting stuck behind......
ever stop to think that some people are LATE and are in a hurry?? if someone is tailgating, just get the hell out of the way
I can't stand people that tailgate!
When I used to speed I didn't drive so close to I couldn't see their license plate.
That's why you pass slow drivers.
I set my cruise control to the speed limit on most highways and just drive, stay in the right lane unless to pass slower vehicles and I'll be damned if you speeding up behind me is going to intimidate me to move any faster, I'll move back over when I'm ready.
I feel your pain, but YDI for not noticing there were cops around.
YDI for assuming the tailgating was about intimidating you. It's not. They don't give a crap about you or how you feel, they just want to get somewhere quicker. If they want to drive faster, let them. Just let them past - you don't have to worry about them anymore, they won't annoy you, problem solved.
I live on a one lane road, and sometimes I go slower than other drivers - so I let them pass. No big deal. I appreciate it when drivers do that for me as well. Have some common courtesy and realize that it's not all about you. Pull over, and get over it.
#153 If tailgaters don't give a crap about anything but getting somewhere faster, and that's justification for riding my ass, why should I care that they have somewhere to be? I don't want to speed, and that's my justification for not giving a damn about the person behind me being a lazy ass who needs to learn time management and leave early instead of late.
Break check that bitch and say, "Didn't you see the cat?"
This is fake because WA cops don't do that. If she was tailgating they would have pulled her over so sounds to me like you were just being an asshole and you deserve the ticket.
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