Today, I saw someone drive recklessly as if they were drunk. When I called the cops, I got pulled over by another cop for talking on my cell phone. FML
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Today, I rear ended a cop while talking on my cell phone. 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
Today, I saw a car swerving in front of me on the freeway, so I whipped out my cell to report the DUI. As soon as it started ringing, I see police lights in my rear view and got slapped with a ticket for using a cell phone while driving. After explaining why, the officer said, "Nice try." FML
Today, I was driving to work. I saw a cute boy in the car next to me. To try and look cool, I pretended I was talking on my cell phone. I got pulled over and got a ticket for using my cell phone while driving. FML
Today, I was driving home and got a phone call from my mom. She called to tell me that there was a cop at the bottom of our hill, and to be careful. I got a ticket for talking on my cell phone while driving. FML
Today, I called the cops to let them know that a drunk man was driving dangerously down my road. About an hour later, I was going to the store and got pulled over for speeding by the cop I called. FML
Today, I called 911 to report a drunk driver. The operator yelled at me for following the guy and told me to get off the phone because I shouldn't be driving with a phone to my ear. FML
Today, I was driving on the freeway when I saw a car in front of me swerving across 3 lanes of traffic. Thinking he might be drunk, I dialed 911 on my phone, but I dropped it. I fished under my seat to get it, swerving, and got pulled over by highway patrol and given a field sobriety test. FML
Today, I was pulled over for a DWI. The police officer was drunk. FML
Today, I was driving on the freeway when I get a call from my friend explaining that our two best friends died in a car accident. I pulled over in hysterics and a cop came to see what was wrong. I explained what happened and he gave me a ticket for talking on the phone while driving. FML
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shimmyya88 0
That sucks man. I'm sure if you explain to the judge they should drop the ticket or at least the fee partially.
Leptailurus 0
As much as I hate when people talk on their cell phones while driving, I have to admit that billboard is horribly misleading in that case. I agree, FYL.
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Elisa9180 0
in what state is it illegal to talk on the phone while driving??!
kelther 0
i'm not sure how cell phone driving and drunk driving compare in idiocy, but they can't be too far apart... YDI
PsychoX 0
This is a repeat. It was decent the first time. Now it's just kind of lame. I don't care if it happened to two different people, or fifty, it's the same damn story, and it's not entertaining the second time. Have the editors of FML not read as much of FML as many readers? Seriously, what the hell?
alphaxzero 0
I call BS. The law clearly states a call to 911 is an exception the the cell phone law.
capnpaco 0
Does anyone else wonder if the "drunk driver" was just talking on their cell phone, and not actually drunk?
MonkeySpeaks 4
someone lives in LA (or at least california)
MonkeySpeaks 4
#55 - it is ILLEGAL in California to be on a cell phone without a handsfree. Its a ticket for about what the OP stated, although I am sure cops can ticket you for more simply by siting another violation (suich as a techinical violation, like headlights or seatbelt). As of January 1 it is also illegal to text or email. Basically you can't use your phone unless it is hands free
cdj 0
#13 - Road fatalities per driven mile are misleading, you should look more at road fatalities per # of people, or road fatalities per # of cars, etc. Looking at road fatalities per driven mile only show just that, they don't take into consideration that the US has a population of over 300 million whereas Germany only had a population of over 82 million and the Netherlands, a population of over only 16 million. Of course road fatalities per driven mile would be smaller there because there are less people driving. Road fatalities for the US per million population are high at 145, however, the US is matched by Greece and followed closely by Poland. Russian outdoes the US with 237 fatalities per million. Other places such as Portugal, Hungary, Slovenia and the Czech Republic, while not matched to the US, also all have high road fatalities per million population. And to say that US drivers get behind the wheel without knowing what they are doing as opposed to European drivers who all get behind the wheel and drive well, is ridiculous. I know plenty of people in my country who get behind the wheel acting stupid and reckless and I am sure there are plenty of people in the US who get behind the wheel as responsible drivers. Road statistics are misleading because they don't look at the factors which affect them, such as the fact that most European countries have driving ages of 18, some with 17, whereas US citizens can get a license anywhere from the age of 14 to the age of 16. A lot of Europeans drive smaller cars whereas large trucks and SUVs are more popular in the States and are more likely to cause fatal accidents. The terrain could also play a big part in the fatality of accidents as well as the policing force or laws. A better police force may stop most fatal accidents before they happen. I also think a lot of people are missing the point. The point is that the AD encourages you to report reckless driving, yet, in order to report it, you, yourself, has to do something which is also considered reckless driving. The OP tried to do the right thing, if the person wasn't drunk then they shouldn't have a problem when they are pulled over.
cdj 0
#58 - The OP may not have called 911, they may have called a drunk driving hotline or a highway patrol.
lazorzpewpew 0
Owned ;) How reckless are we talking here? Speeding? Going all over the lanes? (which I would dispute neither is truly reckless if the driver knows what he's doing)