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On Jul 13, 3:37=A0pm, Mike P  wrote: > On 12 July, 14:59, "mileburner"  wrote: > > > Bod wrote: > > > It wouldn't surprise me if you said "Get your effing light sorted,you > > > tosser" =A0:-) > > > I actually *always* start off quite polite. I would have said something= like > > "s'cuse me mate, do you realise one of your tail lights are out?". Fact= is, > > when you raise anything with car drivers, be it about the state their c= ar is > > in or their piss poor parking or driving habits, the majority will beco= me > > defensive and possibly aggressive > > If the majority become aggressive with you, maybe you should look at > the manner in which you are dealing with them.

Quite. If you're not telling them for the right reasons (as in the case of mileburner), it's actually quite hard to disguise that fact. People usually realise to one extent or another when someone's not being entirely sincere with them.