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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Last call, bad decisions and 3 a.m. texts you'll regret until noon. Cheers.
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
Today, I accidentally rear-ended an undercover police car. FML
Today, I was tailgated on the highway. There was a car in the lane next to me, and my tailgater was WAY too close to risk slowing down, so I sped up in order to switch lanes, which bumped me over the speed limit. That's when my tailgater turned on the flashing lights. FML
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lolhailsatan 23
If you were only going "a little" over, you should know you dont need to slam on the brakes to go back under. So either you were going more than a little, or you're just a dumb driver. YDI
Halfass 8
I'm sorry but as I read your FML, I feel like you're among those who causes traffic and road accidents. YDI.
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Comments (85)
samwilliams800 28
Why do I get the feeling that the poster is one of those people who think cops have a quota to fill?
BoxFullOfLazy 25
If the cop was waiting to join traffic then he's driving and obviously not using his radar. You need to think before you react.
jagott2 8
Did you hit a patch of ice? That's the only logical way I can see someone who was legitimately going just a little over can lose control of his car.
tsukikuiin 16
YDI. You may not have gotten a speeding ticket but Im assuming you received a "dangerous driving" one if you were THAT close to causing an accident.
peaceablerook 20
you're dumb for hitting your brakes so hard. u could of caused an accident behind you. next time let off the gas to slow down properly.
LegitimateSalmon 12
Next time don't brake hard enough to lose control over your car. Seriously
Ise_fml 6
THIS is what I don't get. How DUMB are you at driving? Seriously, I've seen YoutTube videos with idiots driving and I never understood those who just seem to panic-accelarate. This was your own fault; you're clearly not good enough to drive if you panic-break (slams break when panicking)
mrBearBear 11
Why do people always feel like they have to hit their brakes just because a cop is there?? Unless you're going at least 10mph over they usually don't give a shit. And even if you are, if you're going with the flow of traffic it's still fine because not like he can pull everyone over.
Jenadpantano 7
I don't see why people do this. By the time you see them, they've seen you. Brakes and brake lights are a red flag yelling "hey, i was speeding"
worldsucks 4
Yes, because avoiding a ticket for doing something wrong--Which you were doing-- is much more important than the lives of everyone else on the road you easily could have killed.