Today, I got pulled over for speeding and got a $200 ticket. After I pulled away, I decided to warn the next car about the cop up ahead by flashing my headlights. The next car was another cop. He didn't appreciate my "help". FML
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Fall
Dead leaves, the first cold of the season and an umbrella flipped inside out: fall, the season of grace.
Today, the car in front of me was going slow and I flashed my lights and honked. I floored it and passed the car, flipping off the driver. Just as I went around the next corner, I got pulled over by a motorcycle cop. A few seconds later, the guy I flipped off drove by honked and waved. FML
Today, I was tailgated by a car with his high beams on for an hour. Any time I changed my speed or lane, he would do the same. I finally managed to get away from him because a cop pulled me over and gave me a speeding ticket. FML
Today, I got pulled over for a busted tail light. The officer gave me a warning and told me to fix it. Ten minutes later I was pulled over again for the same busted tail light by the same cop. This time he wrote me a ticket. FML
Today, I received a ticket for not having my headlights on. The cop who pulled me over had a broken headlight. FML
Today, a policeman pulled me over and proceeded to flirt with me. After I had rejected him, he gave me a ticket for "not paying attention to the road". FML
Today, I was on the way to traffic court for a $340 speeding ticket I'd got. My mother called me and I wasn't paying attention which caused me to speed. Right past a cop. When I told the cop where I was going, he started laughing at me. I now have another $300 ticket. FML
Today, I was driving home from work when I saw a cop come up behind me. Nervous about my expired license, I kept checking in my rear view mirror. In turn since I wasn't paying attention, I ran a stop sign. Needless to say the cop pulled me over and gave me 2 tickets. FML
Today, while driving I saw a police car riding along next to me. Thinking about the news recently, I decided to give him a quick thumbs up and a smile to lighten up his day. He looks back, smiles, flips on his siren, and pulls me over for not paying attention to the road. FML
Today, I got pulled over for speeding. Knowing how much more it would cost in the long run, I handed the officer my license with $300 in cash, "as something to consider for just a warning." He came back with a ticket and verbally warned me that police bribery is a felony. He kept the money. FML
Today, I was driving when I noticed that the guy in front was on the phone. I pulled up next to him, pulled out my phone and I made a gesture that he needed to put his phone away. It was a cop. I got a ticket for driving while on my cell phone. FML
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Top comments
bonafidehustler 0
Haha that sucks. It was a nice deed, too bad you didn't notice it was a cop. Did he give you another ticket? I don't know if there's anything illegal about that.
jambatwist03 0
Wow there sure are a lot of people on their high horse here. Get over it, s/he was trying to help out another driver. Lots do it, and most appreciate it. I love how people here act as if they are the epitome of perfection and can do no wrong. "omg u flashed ur brites. ur a bad persun. ttly ydi!!!1" Get over yourselves. Why do people always feel the need to bash on OPs? They're sharing their misfortune to brighten our days.
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soccerkrzy 0
10, you're a liar. 15, speeding in no way reflects immaturity. You must be a 15 year old who only drives with their mommy or daddy right now because you cannot get a license. 24, you're the idiot. 33, this is common practice in the US. Flashing headlights could mean the following: warning of cops/speedtrap, warning of deer/animal in road, telling you you have your highbeams on and it's rude because you're blinding the person, telling you you have your headlights off because you're stupid, that or they're just doing it to mess with you. 42, I agree 43, it's to warn them of the speedtrap up ahead so they can slow down, seriously, do you think before you post?
soccerkrzy 0
Apparently numbers shifted on my post, replace 42 and 43 with 39 and 40, respectively.
neverfreakinmind 0
i know someone that this happened to. He got a lawyer, argued the first amendment of freedom of speech, and won. Granted he spent more money on the lawyer than on the ticket, but he wanted to argue his point.
cartering 0
Actually the courts ruled that the police aren't allowed to do anything to you for warning other drivers -unless you were a complete idiot about and creating a hazard (ie rapidly flashing your lights). If you were slowly blinking them the ticket won't stick
lorax101 10
I always do this if I see a cop checking speeds. I mean, if they pulled me over I'd just say I didn't know there was a cop there I was just flashing the other guy b/c it looked like he was going a little bit too fast. Or there were wild animal(s) in the area, and I was warning him.
aztec37 0
So, wouldn't the car you were trying to warn have passed and seen you while you were getting pulled over? Your actions don't make sense.
mindpsyc 0
Why the heck do they care. You could have said you were trying to hit the turn signal and hit the brights on instead. But seriously, asses.
lobstar 0
"maybe its just where we come from. I'm from California and I've never heard of flashing your headlights to warn of police officers. We just flash headlights to show people their high-beams are on, headlights are off," I'm the same. I've lived in CA my whole life and have been driving for years and I've never heard of this practice of warning of speed traps.
plav 0
I submitted this EXACT story a couple weeks ago and it got turned down by the moderators...FML
soccerkrzy 0
46, you're flashing your lights at cars that are going the opposite way of you; therefore they are headed towards where the police car is parked. Do you people not think at all on this site?