Miscellaneous: Today, I was first in line at a stoplight. After five minutes,...

By publicenemy - 15/09/2009 12:16 - United States

Today, I was first in line at a stoplight. After five minutes, with a line of cars behind me, the light was still red. People behind me started honking, so I decided to just go. Halfway across the way, I was greeted by a camera flash. Nobody else went. FML

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By becca - 21/08/2010 04:04 - United States

Today, I spent five minutes waiting by a stop sign. The two cars in front of me were taking a long time to move, so I began beeping and getting angry. Turns out, these cars were parked and I was holding up a line of traffic. FML

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By Anonymous - 09/04/2009 20:46 - United States

Today, I was in a hurry to get to work. I pulled impatiently behind a long line of cars to make a right hand turn. I sat there for 5 minutes. Turns out there wasn't a line to make a right hand turn. I had been waiting behind a line of parked cars. FML

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Move!

By Anonymous - 10/11/2010 15:29 - United Kingdom

Today, I was sitting at a traffic light when a cute girl appeared at the side of the road. I sat and watched her until she had crossed, when I realised that I had missed the light. A large queue of cars had built up behind me, yet none of them used their horn because I was driving my police car. FML

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You deserved it 54 274

By PulledOver - 01/06/2009 05:10 - United States

Today, I pulled up to the stoplight near my house. It was dark with no traffic and the car behind me kept edging closer and closer to me. I finally got fed up with waiting and the car and ran it. In fact, it was a cop and he was trying to read my license plate because the back light was out. FML

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Stuck on Amber

By River - 26/02/2009 16:17 - United States

Today, a stoplight turned yellow as I was approaching it. I was about to go through but saw a cop, panicked, and slammed on the brakes. I ended up in the middle of the intersection and had to reverse. Soon the light turned green, and I stepped on the gas. My car was still in reverse. FML

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You deserved it 56 160

Noooooooo!

By please don't back that thing up - 09/08/2013 05:00 - United States

Today, I stopped at a red light, when I noticed the car in front of me was in reverse. I honked at the driver, hoping he'd realize and place the car in drive. He thought the light turned green and immediately backed into me. FML

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Confused

By StUbbY - 09/07/2009 14:01 - Canada

Today, I was waiting in line for breakfast at the McDonald's drive-thru. After getting so fed up that the line hadn't budged for 10 mins, I pulled out of the line, only to realize I was waiting behind 2 parked cars that were just to the left of the drive-thru lane. FML

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By El Stupido - 12/06/2011 13:51 - Australia

Today, I was stuck in stand-still traffic for 5 minutes, before realizing I had stopped behind a parked car. FML

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Crazy people

By nowhere to go - 12/12/2021 14:01

Today, I was stuck in the drive-thru line from hell. The guy in front of me started freaking out and demanded that I back out so he could pull out. I tried to tell him there were cars behind me, but that didn’t stop him from getting out of his car and kicking out my headlights. FML

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Classic

By Anonymous - 07/05/2021 17:01 - New Zealand

Today, I pulled up to an intersection behind a car waiting to turn left and we missed a whole set of lights. As I was getting frustrated that they weren’t going when the light was green, I realised I was waiting behind a parked car. FML

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You deserved it 1 062

ASUguy13 0

Tuesday 15 September 2009 20:26

You are dumb. You should have your license taken away. Its a red light you dont go on red.

as260191 5

Tuesday 15 September 2009 20:27

YDI for giving in to peer pressure

Comments

n0lovesongs 0

Tuesday 15 September 2009 20:56

Also, to all those suggesting a right turn--OP didn't say they were in the right lane, so that may have been impossible.

cherylface 13

Wednesday 16 September 2009 1:44

True, but I pictured it as a two-lane road when I read the FML. It seems like if it hadn't been, those cars that were so antsy to go and were honking at the OP would have just gone around him and done that themselves.

allie2590 31

Tuesday 15 September 2009 21:11

I understand how you felt, but drivers will honk for any reason. You can't let it get to you.

airplanefood 0

Tuesday 15 September 2009 21:15

Get out of the car and press the crosswalk button if there is one. That always changes the light, at least in my town. I agree with #28, they were probably just honking because you needed to scoot up a few feet for the sensor, or else they would have gone with you.

ooshrooms 1

Wednesday 16 September 2009 3:06

I was thinking the same thing. I've been stuck behind someone like that before. We missed a full light cycle for a left turn because (s)he was too far back and wouldn't move up when I honked. The car ran the red eventually. I stopped at the line and only waited 15 seconds to turn legally. If that's the case YDI.

blueem2 0

Tuesday 15 September 2009 21:42

??....What? I don't understand at all....

JessAngelus 0

Tuesday 15 September 2009 21:44

YDI for giving into peer pressure. Don't run red lights. You could have gotten killed or killed someone else.

murpheysGirl 0

Tuesday 15 September 2009 21:45

That's happened to me too! It was so unfair because we've had to use that light all the time and it never took that long. So I figured it was broken. ): YOU DIDN'T DESERVE IT.

hairytoenails 0

Tuesday 15 September 2009 21:53

ydi for driving a car.....the light is red for a reason!

rayrayy_fml 0

Tuesday 15 September 2009 21:56

Everyone saying he shouldn't have gone, because "it's a red light" obviously hasn't been in this situation. I've never run a red light until I was driving to pick my friend up who works at the mall. The mall has it's own traffic light, due to the high traffic volume. I waited at that light for over ten minutes. What was I supposed to do? Sleep there? I ran the light, and I regret nothing.

killerrr 0

Tuesday 15 September 2009 22:18

Even if the light wasn't working, don't go unless other people are going with you. Or, since it sounds like you may have been on a one-lane road, call the non-emergency number for your police station and let them know what's going on. They'll probably send a community service officer or something out there to direct traffic. Also, the right-turn/u-turn/right-turn thing is a good idea. If the light was broken, I'm your city and/or county knows about it by now, so you can probably contest any ticket that they send you.