Today, I installed high performance brakes on my car after fearing that my old brake system was to weak and I could get into a crash. On the test drive a car in front of me stopped short. My new brakes worked, the ones on the car behind me didn't. I now have whiplash and a totalled car. FML
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Autumn: Leaves and Laughter
When the leaves fall, the laughter rises. Discover autumn stories as crisp as dried leaves!
Today, I was driving my rented car on the highway at 60 mph when I realized that the brakes had gone. FML
Today, accustomed to dealing with my old car's faulty accelerator, I pressed the pedal way too hard in my new car and crashed into a pillar, totaling the engine, and giving myself a concussion. I could still see the dealership down the street. FML
Today, while driving to work, some asshole stopped sharply on the 60 mph highway because he almost hit the car in front of him. Even with maintaining my distance, and slamming on the brakes, I still ruined the front end of my car on his dented bumper. I haven't even had the car for a year, and I'm still the one at fault. FML
Today, I got in the car with some friends, only to realize none of them were wearing seat belts. They heckled me until I took mine off, then the driver slammed on the brakes and I hit the dash. They'd all known it was coming and braced themselves. FML
Today, I was driving to work and stopped at a stop light. A full 2 or 3 seconds passed, followed by a car rear-ending me. The idiot driving it got out and gave me hell, calling me a maniac because I braked "too quickly" and didn't give him a chance to react. FML
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
Today, I was driving with my parents while explaining that young people like myself are better drivers because we have better reflexes. My explanation was suddenly interrupted with the sound of me crashing the car against a parked car. FML
Today, while at a stop light, I was rear-ended by a car behind me. The guy got angry at me, because according to him, I should've known that his car has poor braking distance, and so I should've moved forward a few more feet to compensate. FML
Today, I took my car to dealer because of the loud knocking sound I heard while driving it. Twenty-four hours later, they told me it was fixed. Fifteen minutes after I drove away, the tire flew off my car while I was on the highway. My car is now totaled. FML
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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ben26_fml 0
I guess FYL for the accident, but at least you didn't slam into the car in front of you
boer 0
ouch, that sucks. FYL
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boer 0
ouch, that sucks. FYL
isaiaha11 2
SUE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!the court is your friend:)
redroses5 0
That sucks! Hope you had insurance.
VampireKiller59 0
nationwide is on your side
noik01 13
You have to have insurance to drive
Experteric 12
in America now you do. he might not be in America
ben26_fml 0
I guess FYL for the accident, but at least you didn't slam into the car in front of you
crownme 0
Yeah that sucks man
alex_vik 0
Gotta love when people behind you aren't paying as much attention as you.
spacebarry 0
C'est la Vie that sucks
capslockisgood 19
Damn french words I don't understand
dilara_xo 12
#58 C'est = that's la vie = the life
asb1234561 0
The thing with higher performance brakes is that they dont increase the braking ability of your car unless you have particularly weak brakes. If you can lock up the wheels flooring the brakes with ABS off while the car is going 60MPH then your brakes are fine and bigger brakes won't do a thing. It's your ABS that is modulating all the braking at that point, and the only way to improve that is to get a better car. Bigger brakes are only useful because in constant braking situations such as in hilly terrain/a race track the brakes heat up and the bigger brakes allow for better cooling as they have a larger surface area and are usually higher quality and more heat resistant so you get less brake fade. Maybe if you'd known what better brakes do, you wouldn't have wasted the money upgrading. Oh and ouch, that sucks.
Mikeymikey 4
well, hope ure insured...u could even get a new car and salvage the brakes from your totalled one. and put a sticker on yr rear bumper saying "BRAKES LIKE HELL". I'm sure people will understand!! PEace :D
lunaforever21 14
accidentally disliked this comment. i meant to like it AHH. this comment was halarious. fml should fix that 😂
RLJJ 0
"high performance brakes" : does that mean that manufacturers and dealers actually sell cars that have weak brakes ? And that these brakes can easily be improved and that they don't do it ?
CammyGal 26
OP probably meant that their brakes were old; things get worn out the longer they're used. As for high performance, if you're someone who has a habit of often breaking hard, those would be best, but they're also the most expensive. As a general rule, I leave enough space so even in an emergency I have an extra second to brake, so I don't have to spend the extra money on high quality brakes because normal ones work just fine.
fretforyerlatte 0
definitely sucks. but hey, at least this way the accident isn't your fault. i'm betting if the other driver didn't have insurance it would have been mentioned in your FML. so your car will get fixed or you'll get a new one on their dime, anyway. meanwhile you don't have a car and you're hurt though, so it's still beat. :(