Transportation: Today, I was driving at night and saw a small animal run across...

By himtopia19 - 03/03/2009 00:09 - United States

Today, I was driving at night and saw a small animal run across the road. I slammed on my brakes and got rear-ended. The animal turned out to be a plastic grocery bag. FML

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By Bambi - 12/08/2009 06:49 - United States

Today, I crashed my car. I saw a deer getting ready to run into the middle of the road, and I was very sleepy, so I panicked and slammed on the brakes, causing me to lose control of the car on the wet road. After I hit a tree, I realized that the deer was a plastic lawn ornament. FML

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By Distracted - 13/08/2009 12:18 - United States

Today, it was my first day at a new school. I pulled into the parking lot and saw this really cute guy. I was checking him out in my rear view mirror. When I looked ahead, there was something in the road, so I swirved real hard and took down an entire wooden fence. That something was a plastic bag. FML

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By Anonymous - 29/05/2018 02:33

Today, I got rear-ended on my way home from the pet store, causing my pet food to open up and go flying all over the floor of my car. My pet is a snake, and his food is live mice. FML

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By JulieClaire - 11/03/2011 01:44

Today, while driving home I saw a few deer running beside me. I stopped to let them go in front. Instead, one face-plants, ramming into the side of my new car. FML

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By ckatia - 30/08/2016 09:29 - France - Paris

Today, my eyesight is getting terrible. I saw a white cat in front of my house, so I went up to it. To my delight it didn’t move, so I bent down to stroke it. Wrong call, it was a plastic bag. FML

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By JC - 19/10/2009 06:40 - United States

Today, I was driving down the road when a dog suddenly ran across the street. In attempt to spare its life, I swerved to the side of the road and rear-ended another car. The car I hit belonged the family who owned the dog. Now I have to pay them because I saved their dog's life. FML

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By Username - 15/05/2011 06:42 - United States

Today, while driving my new car, a squirrel ran in front of me so I slammed on my brakes. The person behind me didn't notice and rear-ended me. The squirrel got hit by a car going the opposite direction. FML

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By dxplq876 - 17/03/2009 03:13 - United States

Today, I was walking out of the grocery store when out of nowhere, a car backing up pretty fast sped down the parking lot and hit me, causing me to fall down and drop all of my groceries. The woman jumped out of her car, not to help me, but to carefully check her bumper for scratches. FML

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By polish_chik - 01/09/2009 04:00 - Canada

Today, I saw a poor helpless cat in the middle of the road while driving. I pulled over and scooped it in my arms to bring it to safety. Not only did I get mauled and scratched by the cat, my car also wasn't put in park and rolled away hitting a parked car. FML

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d347hm4n 0

Tuesday 3 March 2009 9:36

If you come across an animal blocking your path on the road, then just run it over, that is what they tell you to do on your driving test. Unless it's a horse >.<

Guest_fml 0

Tuesday 3 March 2009 9:36

If you mistaken a bag for an animal, then you cannot have the attentiveness be a safe driver. No sympathy, and gtfo the road.

Comments

Amandaisdreaming 7

Saturday 23 May 2009 16:55

obviously no one who commented noticed that the poster said he/she was driving at NIGHT. i don't think i could tell the difference between an animal and a plastic bag if it's dark out while you're driving.

thatonekid2010 0

Tuesday 2 June 2009 7:24

Fail

derekjeter92 0

Wednesday 3 June 2009 22:48

YDI NEVER slam on your breaks or swurve into the other lane bc of a stupid, suicidal animal. If it wants to run in front of your car, teach it a lesson it'll never forget (or it will forget bc it will be dead).

buckeye91011 0

Thursday 11 June 2009 7:17

Idiot, why would you even slam on the brakes? If an animal runs across the road ease on the brakr and hope it gets out of the way or dont even slow down at all

protooler31 0

Wednesday 24 June 2009 19:41

the only things you should be stopping for are LARGE animals...squirrels and rabbits are just not worth swerving out of the way for.

popoman 0

Saturday 18 July 2009 20:21

Get the hell off the road, bad driver. You totally deserve it. Anyone who doesn't think so has probably been in the same bad-driving situation. You're supposed to run it down if it's small or brake gently. It's a lot safer than slamming the brakes or swerving.

iskatethe218 0

Tuesday 2 March 2010 5:49

if people cleaned up after themselves, it wouldn't be an issue.

PYLrulz 17

Monday 17 May 2010 6:43

2 - Not necessarly. Could be a breezy night, bag flew on the road all of a sudden, and you don't have much time to react to it. This is a FML, especially since the person behind does not pay attention, or was tailgating