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
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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 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 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, 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 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 in my very own car that I bought and paid for myself, when I stopped at a stop light. Then I noticed the truck in front of me turn on his reverse lights. I honked desperately. He hits me, looks out the window and says, "I see no damage" and drives away. FML
Today, I was in a car accident. After screaming at the woman for running into me, I got in my car and drove off. As I was driving away, I was staring her down when I ended up rear-ending the person in front of me. 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
Today, I was stopped in traffic when a woman rear-ended me, backed up, and sped off along the shoulder, taking my passenger side mirror with her. FML
Today, I was driving home when a guy crashed into me from behind. I got out of my car and told him that I was going to call the cops. He then asked me if we could move to a corner because we were blocking the way, so we then got back in to move. I looked in the mirror to see him driving off. FML
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MisterKnowItAll 15
It makes you wonder how some people even got their license.
arano 29
You can fix the car, but you can't fix stupid.
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Theokholes 14
I swear to God sometimes I wonder how some people are so stupid
evanmurphy 14
I bet he wasn't brave enough to say that to the cops or insurance company. Good luck OP
moocowmilk0 19
Thats not how driving works
buckstop1 37
... That's not how ANY of this works
Tripartita 45
Well, he's got a point—probably a few—on his license.
Zarcissa 34
Which cereal box did that person get their license from?
ThrottleJockey 36
It was probably a Cracker Jack license.
crims0nangel 16
Dont insult cracker jack boxes like that. This guy clearly picked it up off the ground somewhere.
apcsox 18
This is why I have a camera on when I drive. I had some asswipe pull the exact same thing. He smashed into me at a red light by going in reverse and said I hit him. Cops were called and all. Once the cops got there I let him tell his side and then showed them my camera and video. Guess who got arrested for filing a false police report....
Frungy 9
Just in case your camera malfunctions someday I was taught a handy trick for proving someone backed into you by my friend a mechanic: When you accelerate forward you'll notice the hood of your car rises - if you hit someone while accelerating forward your front bumper will be HIGHER than their rear bumper (or at least above where it would hit if the car was at rest), and your rear bumper will be LOWER When you reverse you'll notice the hood of your car dips - if you hit someone while accelerating backwards your front bumper will be LOWER than their rear bumper and your rear bumper will be HIGHER. Using this simple method you can easily prove to the cops who was doing what at the time of the accident simply by looking at where the collision took place relative to the normal mid-point of the bumpers.
oliv34 11
no bro... just no... doesnt apply to every car.
militarybrat 21
You could also get a ticket for having a hand held cell phone. Even if its not a cell phone if it takes a hand off the wheel...Its a distraction so be careful about that.
apcsox 18
Dash camera...... You can pick them up for about $40 at Walmart and they have damn good quality for a cheap price.
MariaGiovanni 25
I had this happen and the cops said it's still the second drivers fault for being too close behind. I was more than a car length behind them at a red light when I glanced away and got hit. look up to see the car had reversed all the way back to me. I pulled out my phone and started taking a video of the damages and the man frantically apologizing and admitting fault. It was a long fight with insurances because it was clearly 100% his fault yet the law says the person behind is at fault automatically. Good luck OP
corky1992 33
Why didn't they look to see if anyone was behind them? Gotta love people who blame everyone else instead of taking responsibility
PhoenixChick 26
Oh man. That ones hard to fight. I had this happen to me at a red light once, the guy admitted he'd decided he wanted to be in a different lane and hadn't thought to look behind him since the roads were fairly empty at that time of day. But when it came to tell insurance what happened, his story changed...
baby4mommy 27
That is why you always call the police to the scene so that an official report is on file. It does not guarantee things will go your way, but it protects you from the other driver lying to the insurance company. Of course he may still lie to the cops but the officer at the scene is better able to judge the a person on the phone at a call center.
PhoenixChick 26
What can I say, I was young and easily rattled. It's what I like to call high tuition for a learning experience.
Bragi 12
That's an easy lay up, OP. He's gonna hate the conversation with his insurance agent.