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
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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 was driving home from work and noticed the car behind me was tailgating me pretty badly. I was starting to get angry with the driver, and kept glancing in my rear view mirror at him. While I was doing so, the traffic ahead of me stopped, and I rear-ended the car in front of me. FML
Today, I was driving down a one-way street, when some raging dumbass came screaming the wrong way down the road at me. My instant reaction was to brake and give the guy a chance to do the same. His instant reaction was to keep going and wreck my car. FML
Today, the person I was driving behind put their car in reverse and backed straight into me. I was then yelled at and told, "I had my reversing lights on! Why didn't you move?!" FML
Today, I stopped at a red light, when I noticed the car in front of me was in reverse. I honked at the driver, hoping he'd realize and place the car in drive. He thought the light turned green and immediately backed into me. 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 was driving around a parking lot, looking for an empty spot. Someone was backing out a bit too quickly as I was about to pass by, so I honked to announce myself. The driver instead panicked and reversed into my front bumper. FML
Today, while driving home, some idiot kept tailgating me, so I slowed down, hoping he'd overtake me. He didn't, so I pulled to the side of the road. He did the same, in front of me. He kept toying with me until I crashed into another car trying to speed away from him. FML
Today, I decided to be a good driver and not run through the yellow light. As soon as I stopped my car another came and rear-ended me. The guy told me to go in the parking lot so we can exchange information. So I drove into the parking lot, I turned my head and watched him drive away. FML
Today, I got rear ended. The guy flashed his lights at me to pull over, so I pulled into the side of the road. He drove away. FML
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Anti_Sora 31
Was he drunk?
MrSarary 26
He should've been responsive ... 3 second gaps are more than enough
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Comments (61)
pete9913 23
Well of course it was your fault. They would never make a mistake.
tbro47 23
In cases of accidents it's always the person behind that's at fault because they're supposed to leave enough room in front that they have time to brake even if the person in front of them slams on their brakes. That's why a cop will always give a ticket to the person driving the second vehicle no matter what the excuse.
worldclassrager 41
You can never win with car wrecks...hope the street cam caught it...then there is nothing on you if he tries to get something out of you
militarybrat 21
Dont file anything medically yet. It takes a day or so for the adrenalin to stop pumping. It took me almost 24 hours from my accident. And it was a very minor one (the one where I got bumped behind). If they tell you you have whiplash DO NOT PUT ON A NECKBRACE!!! I had an idiot doctor who told me that and it made it so much worse.
Tyyeezyjr 13
Guy was probably daydreaming and then when he noticed you stopped he tried to brake but was obviously too late for that.
JKPwnage 27
Didn't they teach him the 3 second rule in Drivers' Ed.?
sean229 3
I guess you could said he hit a pole. :)
adjwejaelwkdc 21
I don't know about Poland, but in the US, if you rear-end someone, you are generally considered automatically to be at fault, because you are the one who could best have avoided the accident (by not following so close, or by paying proper attention, for example). So the fine details really should not matter.
Hildy93 21
Was he blind?
nreed32 20
Defensive driving 101. If someone rear ends you, it's always their fault.