Sheridan@lemmy.world to No Stupid Questions@lemmy.worldEnglish · 5 days agoHow do you communicate "sorry, my bad" when you make a mistake while driving?message-squaremessage-square118fedilinkarrow-up1113arrow-down13file-text
arrow-up1110arrow-down1message-squareHow do you communicate "sorry, my bad" when you make a mistake while driving?Sheridan@lemmy.world to No Stupid Questions@lemmy.worldEnglish · 5 days agomessage-square118fedilinkfile-text
minus-squarebitwolf@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up6·4 days agoMost people follow and likely understand the manual hazard lights. Two blinks in the tempo of “I’m sorry”. I’ve made mistakes before and did so, sometimes they flash one quick blink of high beams to acknowledge.
minus-squareeldoom@lemmy.mllinkfedilinkarrow-up2·3 days agoI thought two blinks was thank you? Are you telling me I’ve been going around apologizing to people for letting me in?
minus-squarebitwolf@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up3·edit-23 days agoIts contextual, and can be both :) I use it for thank you as well. But OP asked about apologies
Most people follow and likely understand the manual hazard lights.
Two blinks in the tempo of “I’m sorry”.
I’ve made mistakes before and did so, sometimes they flash one quick blink of high beams to acknowledge.
I thought two blinks was thank you? Are you telling me I’ve been going around apologizing to people for letting me in?
Its contextual, and can be both :)
I use it for thank you as well. But OP asked about apologies