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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takemeaway10 0
#18 "YOUR AN IDIOT!" Irony FTW
lologirl419 0
How are you writing this right now if you have whiplash right now? *thinking...*
Mnemo_fml 0
Ouch. Hope the guy behind you had insurance!
takran 0
#7 is the winner. #23: God you're stupid. If you can lock up your wheels, the brake pad makes NO DIFFERENCE AT ALL. If ABS has kicked in, that means the wheel would otherwise be locked, and the locking point will be the same regardless of your brake pads. How well a vehicle maintains traction in hard braking is determined much more by the tires, and a Corvette has high performance tires vs. an economy car having crappy hard tires designed for mileage. Lightweight wheels also help reduce braking distance (lower rotating mass), which I expect the Corvette is equipped with. There are other aspects as well, which I'm less familiar with (I'm not an expert, just a hobbyist). Having things like this is what allows the better brake rotors/pads on the Corvette to do any good. Do us all a favor and stop pretending to know anything about performance technology. #38: See #40. It doesn't matter what the OP was doing, they stopped in time. It is the sole responsibility of each driver to leave enough room for them to brake in an emergency. This distance will differ for each car and driver. The driver behind the OP is entirely at fault for not leaving proper room to stop their own car in time. #42: There was no failure of brakes anywhere. The OP is a tard that bought performance brakes to replace what were presumably perfectly good factory brakes.
White_Oreo 0
Wow, No one told you to write an essay..
rakhil11 7
the irony
Wetmelon 0
At least he pays for your new car :D
rairai 14
nr 38, if someone behind you is so close that he cant brake in time it's HIS FAULT!! You can't possibly have a drivers liscense! so many dumbass comments here OP: people suck, too bad your car got totalled, but you'll get compensated
drezman 0
use medium performance brakes?
isolated_mistake 5
DAMN.
Nickt21 11
What is whiplash