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
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A failed costume, stolen candy and a very real scare: Halloween, the one night when fear is allowed.
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, 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, 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
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 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
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 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, a girl was tailgating me, even though I was going at speed limit. Annoyed, I drove 10 mph under the speed limit, and every time she honked, I went 5 mph slower. Too bad she got the last laugh… I was pulled over for "reckless driving." 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, a car was tailgating and honking at me while trying to pass me, so I decided to be a bitch back and go extremely slow. We got to a two lane road and the car passed me up. The man in the front seat flipped me off while pointing to his wife in the back seat who was clearly in labor. FML
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Ian7890 23
Just ignore them, that seems to do the trick
Ilikepie467 10
C4 IS ALWAYS THE ANSWER
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Comments (133)
Bloodcalibur 13
People are assholes, but also if you were speeding away you should be more careful next time OP.
countryb_cth 38
Or not speed away at all. Tailgaters are extremely annoying, but you shouldn't be reckless and at least be smart about how you handle them.
ArmyDoc 11
Call the cops? Wreckless driving isn't something to take lightly.
langenbrat 8
If only it had been wreckless. Alas, it was just reckless.
swaggyswagswag 17
I'm pretty sure your supposed to call the cops if someone is tailgating you...
mikbrooke 25
i dont know if its the same in every country, but if i was to use a phone whilst driving to report reckless driving, i could also get done because i was using a phone.
MaltWarrior 32
That's why you pull over to the side of the road to make the call.
Brandi_Faith 34
Or use an earpiece
schhichick 14
This sounds like the scenario from nation al lampoons christmas vacation!
Geckosrock99 33
Should have called the cops while you were pulled over. Less damages that way and one less douchebag on the road.
DragonPorn 15
And you think that while he called the cops the person tailgating him would just sit there and wait for him to move again for 5-10 minutes? Also just let them walk out, tell the police responder on the phone his license plate, and let him get caught? Right.
HylianTwilight 21
#19, since the douche had pulled to the side in front of the OP, the OP could have typed out the plate number and reported the vehicle to the police. They could still look for him even if the guy went on his merry way after ******* with them. also OP- sorry that happened to you, some people shouldn't be allowed near a wheel. At all. like others suggested, I would have called and just ignored him, if he rear ended you it would have been his fault and just that much more trouble. FYL.
Uglyfeet 23
5-10 minutes estimate for police to arrive in a traffic related demand? Now I'm jaelous of whichever country you're talking about...
ItsMissLia 19
People need to realize driving can be dangerous & to not make games out of it. Glad you're ok OP
winchestinalock 21
Idiots, idiots everywhere
lina21 12
I had a guy following me like that. He suddenly parted ways when he saw my phone light calling the cops
worldclassrager 41
I never thought I would find an asshole in Canada go figure... Some people shouldn't drive or just not drive when they act like a 5 year old
FrozenMusic 26
Wow what a douche (not OP)