I guess I have a different take on admitting guilt.
I would say that if it is quite obvious you are guilty, there is no harm in admitting your mistake and proceeding from there. I can think of two seperate accidents as examples. First one I was at fault, I rear ended a guy. First thing I did was appologize sincerely. The guy looked at the damage, saw that I was sorry, and told me not to worry about it. I gave him my name and number just in case he changed his mind, but then never heard from him again.
The other accident I was rear ended, and the guy also was appologetic. We exchanged info, he even asked a few times if I was sure I was OK and didn't need to go to the hospital. At the end of it the damage was minor and I didn't suffer any permanant injury so I called the guy up and told him not to worry about the accident.
In my mind the only reason to not admit guilt when you were clearly at fault is to try and get out of responsibility. Sure, if it's a close call then maybe don't offer anything incriminating. But most of the accidents I've been involved in they have been clearly one person's fault.
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