By VictimofLaw - 07/01/2010 01:57 - United Kingdom

Today, the police stopped me for "driving irresponsibly" in the snowy conditions. After the 'lecture', they went to pull off in their Ford Focus Estate. Managing to go forward, they then hit a patch of ice and slid back. Instead of breaking or turning, they let it slide back into the front of my car. FML
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VictimofLaw 0

Usually they do use Astras, or they also have some police 4 x 4 they use for the stroud valley area in which I live, also they have a newer batch of focus estates. I was very near my own home, I was not "driving irresponsibly" at all. I was in second gear doing 10 mph down my street which -granted- is a slope and is bendy, but I know the road, i've driven in snow here before. Ive got a mk6 golf which has a clearly visible crack in the lower grate and also paintwork damage on the front of the bonnet and bumper. I did take the time to lecture them on road-condition awareness and also have got details so their insurance will be repairing my car. It's the general inconvenience tbh which pisses me off and the hypocrisy.

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CinderChicken 0

if it's sliding on ice, braking or turning wouldn't really help. Nature hates you, not the cops. hope the damage wasn't bad.

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EmilyJEG 0

I hope they don't find some way out of paying it. I know of quite a few examples of police causing damage to other people's cars, and then denying it and somehow getting out of it. Maybe they'll accuse you of driving into the back of them? :P

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XxDarkSatoshixX 0

@3 f*** yourself a******

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VictimofLaw 0

To all the users saying I deserved it and I must have been doing 100mph down an icy valley in a rural area or some shit...then please consider this....whether you think I did or did not....those particular officers embarrassed themselves and now have to pay the cost of it. Two people..one car...sliding. My first response would be for the passenger to leap out and use the open door to slow the car or guide it to the side. But no, they lacked the awareness. Anyway, it's icy so I think i'll just take my GTI out and see how fast I can go and if I can total it and survive because that's what I do ;)

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dralven 0

Are you kidding me?! The worst possible thing would be to jump out and try to slow the car down! That's how people get KILLED.

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onnielief 4

So? Cops are insured by the city, they will have to pay for the damage. If they don't, sue them. Not really an FML

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capthavoc123 0

You realize that braking and steering on ice basically does nothing, right? There's a difference between driving irresponsibly and hitting a patch of ice. Not saying you deserved it, but I think you're just trying to get the "police are bad" sympathy vote.

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AmeOwl 0

Personally, I think this would make my day a little better.

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JanisEvans 10

You're not a victim of law, you're an idiot! Jumping out and slowing down the car? You weren't dropped as a baby, you were obviously thrown!!!

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teamwork 0

f t p. that said, ice is a very tricky surface. turning likely would have spun the car by the sound of the arrangement. fortunately you can get a bunch of insurance money from the city :)

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wompwompwomp 0

holy crap victimoflaw... i think we all get your point now. you may stop responding now...

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