I was coming to a stop, because the cars ahead of me were stopped at a stop light. Unfortunately for me, I was wearing footwear, that I was not used to driving in, and when I stepped on the brake to stop, my boot was also pressing the gas pedal, and I bumped into the car ahead of me. There was no da...

Doesn't the term " following " indicate that you were behind a moving vehicle? If the vehicle wasn't moving, how could you be following it?