Cars, Cops and Transportation: Less haste, less speed

Less haste, less speed

By Fox - 25/02/2013 03:41 - United States

Today, while driving extremely fast on a road in the middle of nowhere, I started to go down a hill. Noticing a police car at the bottom, I slammed my brakes and blew a tire in the process. It turns out the police car was an old cutout used to trick people. 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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By Anonymous - 02/01/2016 07:04 - United States - Burbank

Today, I was driving a little over the speed limit, when I saw a cop car waiting to join the road ahead of me. I quickly hit the brakes so they wouldn't have a payday with me. I hit the brakes too hard, lost control and almost ended up on someone's lawn. FML

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By shit - 13/05/2010 21:00 - United States

Today, I accidentally rear-ended an undercover police car. FML

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By shook - 06/09/2017 14:00 - United States - Clermont

Today, I crashed into a pole on purpose as a cop pulled me over for speeding. I figured the officer would feel bad for me and that the cost of fixing my car would be less than a ticket. He gave me one anyway. FML

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By no, don't save me or nothing - 04/08/2013 16:53 - Canada - Woodstock

Today, some aggressive asshole was tailgating me on my way home, bumping into me twice. I got scared and kicked my car into high gear and got out of there. Seconds later, a traffic cop came out of nowhere and pulled me over for speeding. 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 Anonymous - 20/11/2015 20:13 - United States - Las Vegas

Today, while driving home, I saw a cop with a speed gun "hidden" by the side of the road. I went to slow down so the fuck-knob wouldn't be able to ticket me. I then had a brain-fart and floored the gas instead of hitting the brakes. Hello speeding ticket. FML

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By pampa31 - 14/12/2015 17:21 - Mexico - Tijuana

Today, while I was driving, there was a high speed car chase. The runaway managed to avoid my car but the police didn't. FML

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By serveandprotectyeahright - 20/11/2010 14:00 - United States

Today, a cop almost rear-ended my car, slammed on the gas with no warning, swerved around me, flipped me the bird, then cut me off and then drove a full ten miles under the speed limit. When I changed lanes to overtake him, he pulled me over for road rage. FML

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By karmaaa - 16/10/2014 20:56 - United States - Huxley

Today, I was driving with my grandma and she was going 30 over the speed limit. To slow her down, I said, "Hey look, the police". She slammed on the brakes so hard I hit my head on the dashboard. FML

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sleepinginclass 8

Monday 25 February 2013 8:49

Because slamming on your brakes would have helped anyways...

waffule365 16

Monday 25 February 2013 8:49

Well if you were following the law it wouldn't have happened.

Comments

twaumat 28

Monday 25 February 2013 17:43

a friend died last week because the driver was speeding. I hope next time it won't be a cutout.

SweetasCandy0609 28

Monday 25 February 2013 17:48

seriously, driving extremely fast on a downward hill, you could of caused a serious accident with another car coming around the corner or you could of flipped your car if you have no respect for you're own life at least try and have respect for other people's lives.

TheDrifter 23

Monday 25 February 2013 19:24

At a starting speed of 150 km/h, a stationary tire (brakes locked) will lose 0.5 cm of rubber per second. If OP was going "extremely fast" as he says, and locked up his brakes for an extended period of time (at 150 it would take around 6 seconds to stop fully, OP was likely driving faster than that) he could very well have scrubbed a flat spot all the way through his tire.

ntiger8705 2

Monday 25 February 2013 20:25

Wow!! Who taught u to drive? U should never slam on ur breaks going down a hill. Very dangerous. Even if ur tire didn't blow, it's a lot easier to loose control on elevated or steep areas. Then ur looking at ur brakes locking up and other hazardous things. Sad.....very sad.

Bigger_than_Jesu 5

Monday 25 February 2013 21:38

You sir, are an asshat.

hallow239 3

Monday 25 February 2013 21:56

So the cop would of not heard the tire pop because you slammed on your breaks?

CrookedCook 14

Monday 25 February 2013 22:10

trolled by a cutout haha!

vbmg152 18

Monday 25 February 2013 22:26

If you were going so fast that you blew out a tire, you need a ticket! You're going to kill some innocent persons driving like that! I hope you don't live in VA!