Today, I was driving on the highway and a cop had his radar gun out. The woman in front of me panics and slams her brakes on, causing me to rear end her. The cop cited me for "tailgating" and I have to pay for the damages on both of our cars. FML
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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, a cop rear-ended me. Then I received a ticket from him for driving too far under the speed limit. We were in a school zone. 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 speeding a little on the highway. I thought I saw a police car, so I slammed on my brakes, causing the person behind me to rear end me. The "police car" I saw was just a broken down car on the side of the road. FML
Today, I was driving to work when a state trooper rammed into my car from behind, because he was on the cell phone and not paying attention. He gave me a ticket for "Failure to control speed to avoid a crash." FML
Today, I was driving a little over the speed limit, when I saw a cop car waiting to join the road ahead of me. I quickly hit the brakes so they wouldn't have a payday with me. I hit the brakes too hard, lost control and almost ended up on someone's lawn. 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, 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, 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, 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
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MechEngineer 0
Thats the technical definition of tailgating. If you're so close to the other car that in a situation in which the car in front of you suddenly breaks, and you rear end the car in front of you, that would be tailgating. Really, what do you think tailgating is if its not exactly the situation you're in now?
Ilovelife07 0
I cant stand people who slam on their brakes whenever they see a cop. Especially when the dudes on the other side of the highway
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Templemind47 0
Yes, she was dumb for slamming on her brakes, but you were tailgating because there is no need to rear-end someone unless they swreve infront of you and slam on their brakes without a warning. It is possible to not get in accident because people generally do not want to get in accidents. However, if they do, then you can get into an accident.
_foxportions 0
ehh..that could kinda go either way. I mean, you must have been too close or not paying attention, or SOMETHING..if you SLAMMED on your brakes, you should have had enough room/time to stop if you were a good distance away.. Butttt, at the same time, shit happens. I alot of the time get on people's asses..I mean, who doesn't? But...that sure is a good reason not to!!
Michre 0
#5 has it right. In some countries, large vehicles are actually charged with Attempt of Murder and thrown into jail if they drive to close (not nessesary just tailgating, but simply being too close for not being able to stop in time). Those are however such vehicles that would pose no injury to the driver if they were to crash into someone - like an eightwheeler.
that_guy_you_are 0
Yo backhand that ************. Bitch need to respect yo authority,
DoctorManhattan 0
Sucks, but if you didn't leave enough space for adequate reaction time, you WERE tailgating. Same would've happened if a deer darted out into the road and she slammed on her brakes. Shame he didn't take into account the fact that she'd needlessly slammed on her brakes and cited her for that as well, but you were totally in the wrong here too. Best practice is to leave at least four seconds between your car and the car in front of you, and ten seconds in the rain. If you can't react to the unexpected because you're following too close, it is in fact your fault.
rwarlol 0
YDI, should've been far enough to stop in time.
albinoV 1
At LEAST 2 seconds between you and the car in front. And how can people say this was in any way the cop's fault?
arques 0
I hate people who slam on their brakes just as much as you or any other person but if you hit her than that means that either a) you have really really slow reflexes or b) you where tailgating her.
Jetlock 0
#22 - Shut up. Last time I checked, a cop doing his job isn't a sign of incompetence. I hate incompetent commentors.
adrienne_fml 0
if u were close enough to hit her when she slammed on the brakes, YOU WERE TAILGATING HER it's not the cop's fault and no the lady didn't have to freak out and slam on the brakes, but the whole point of leaving distance between cars is to allow enough room for the person in front of you to stop suddenly and without warning.