How to say Sorry

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Tue 2 Dec 2008 16:48
How to say Sorry - Aretas
Me, sitting in a queue at traffic lights. I was immediately behind a small hatched area that led to a car park. Lady pulls into hatched area without realising car park entrance is blocked. Traffic lights change. Me stuck, and mouthing to myself "stupid B...... woman" She looks at me, waves, gives me a beautiful smile and mouths "sorry".

Why can't all little confrontations be resolved like this!
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Tue 2 Dec 2008 16:51
How to say Sorry - hugopogo
I must admit I'll give a smile and an apology when I make a mistake. Unfortunately it doesn't have the same calming effect coming from a 17 stone Wigan bloke.
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Tue 2 Dec 2008 16:54
How to say Sorry - Lud
Why can't all little confrontations be resolved like this!

Tens of thousands are every day. Metropolitan traffic is so stressful that a bit of grace can go a long way. It isn't as rare as people think, but of course it's far from universal.

And one has to remind oneself sometimes that one's own behaviour alas is not always all that it might be. It is very bad psychological practice never to award yourself a slap on the wrist if you are critical of others.
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Tue 2 Dec 2008 18:06
How to say Sorry - Andrew-T
>Why can't all little confrontations be resolved like this!

The problem is you have a nasty little suspicion that the whole thing may have been deliberate ...
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Tue 2 Dec 2008 17:08
How to say Sorry - GJD
Why can't all little confrontations be resolved like this!


Sometimes a little bit of eye contact an communication is all it takes to realise that that other idiot driver is actually just another person you might get on quite well with if you met them down the pub.

On the other hand...

Me making my way peacefully out of my street to the main road. I was approaching a small side road on the right. Lady pulls out of side road without realising I'm there. Catches me a glancing blow to the rear passenger door, denting it quite impressively. Traffic lights ahead change. Me stuck and mouthing to myself "stupid B...... woman" She looks at me, waves and mouths "sorry" (no smile, just a look of shock).

I get out to exchange details. She claims she never actually made contact and the dent must have already been there. No witnesses. Insurance company reckons it could end up as knock for knock. They are willing to persue the case to recover the cost of repairs, but my NCB at risk if they don't win.

Why can't the insurance industry work the other way around, so that liability is established first, *before* paying for repairs and risking NCB, so that all little confrontations like this can be resolved? Me stuck and mouthing to myself "stupid B...... woman".

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