Transportation: Today, my car died on a major road, a cop pulled over to help,...

By fmlcops - 22/05/2009 04:17 - United States

Today, my car died on a major road, a cop pulled over to help, he offered to jump me, while doing so because my battery was so dead he told me to put the gas on the floor, I did and my car roared to life, he then pulled me over five feet from where my car died to give me a ticket for a loud exhaust. FML

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By Shawn Kotris - 25/04/2021 21:30

Today, after my car died a mile from my house, I huffed, puffed and pushed it back to my house off the street, so I wouldn't get a ticket overnight. After getting it towed to the shop in the morning, I got a call telling me they put gas in it for me and it starts up fine now. FML

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By clop clop clopping all the way - 20/06/2013 21:13 - United States

Today, a guy's car broke down in my street, so I helped him push it into my driveway, checked his car out, and gave it a jump start. He thanked me, then as he went to pull out, he instead smashed straight into my car. FML

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By stranded - 27/09/2010 05:56 - United States

Today, my friend's van ran out of gas on an expressway off-ramp. After pushing it to the shoulder, we walked to a gas station and got a can of gas. We got back to the van to find that the battery had died from leaving on the lights and hazards to avoid an accident. 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 dwhitehouse - 21/01/2011 21:50 - United States

Today, I went out to my car only to find my battery had died the night before. With the wind chill, it was -20°F outside. With the hood open, and jumper cables in one hand, I tried to flag down a passing motorist for help. A man in a truck slowed down, sarcastically waved at me, and kept driving. 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 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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Pay up!

By Anonymous - 10/09/2009 01:44 - United States

Today, while driving on the tollway my car overheated and died a few yards from the toll booth. I then had to wait, crying, in my smoking car for a patrol guy while cars moved around me. He had to push me through the toll and the lady in the booth said she felt sorry for me but still took my $3. FML

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Book him, Danno

By Joey - 11/07/2021 11:01 - United States

Today, I was driving to a gas station because I'd noticed I was almost on empty. Literally a block away from the gas station, my car broke down in the middle of an intersection, and I had to push my car to the side of the road, only to be questioned by police for "suspicious behavior." FML

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By 303 - 05/07/2012 20:24 - United States - Houston

Today, I picked up my car from the repair shop, drove two miles, and ran out of gas. I then walked to get gas, put a gallon of gas in the car, and tried to start it. The battery was too weak to start the car, and died on the spot. FML

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AlexV_fml 0

Friday 22 May 2009 13:04

AHHH WHAT A JERK!! i hate cops lol FYL

xClarkGable 0

Friday 22 May 2009 13:26

People who hate cops usually just say that because they've been caught doing something wrong. There's nothing wrong with cops.

Comments

claiireee1 0

Friday 22 May 2009 15:25

how did this become an FML? It doesn't say "Today,"

Darkon 0

Friday 22 May 2009 15:29

For those that say your battery can't die while driving. There is a little piece of technology called an alternator that charges your battery and if it is about to give out on you your battery can die while running.

Correction_fml 0

Friday 22 May 2009 15:34

#35 as #46 mentioned, it is possible for a car to die while it's being driven. I think perhaps you shouldn't use the rule of never hearing of something as a way to know if it is possible or not.

blackdog_fml 0

Friday 22 May 2009 15:37

HAHAHAH wow what a dick

bonafidehustler 0

Friday 22 May 2009 15:38

I can't believe they let this one through without a "today."

candyapple1 0

Friday 22 May 2009 15:40

it doesnt start with "today" and its one big confusing run on sentence

genius_man16 0

Friday 22 May 2009 15:40

#13 is right. on another note, can they really give you a ticket for a loud exhaust? That seems stupid, I bet he wouldn't give a ticket to a Harley motorcycle that drove by would he?

regalarius 0

Friday 22 May 2009 15:45

I don't know about cops everywhere, but I've a friend whose relative is a cop where I live and he explained to me that no, there's no quota, but if a cop gives out a number of tickets that deviates strongly from the average in his station in a month he gets grilled on it and has extra paperwork to deal with. As far as the FML - is your exhaust always loud? Because that *is* dangerous, and just because he helped you get your car going doesn't mean that he has to ignore that fact. Also - Yes, a car battery can die while driving, but that's indicative of another problem - corrosion on the battery or, as #46 said, an alternator that's going out or something.

pltcllyincorrect 0

Friday 22 May 2009 15:49

jerk.

identitytheft 0

Friday 22 May 2009 15:51

um no, cops aren't allowed to jump you because of the mass amounts of electronic equipment in their cars, unless he had a portable one in his car, which many cops do not.