[Braces]

I'm starting to believe that the driving public is just accepting of the fact that they will cause a door ding or will be the victim of one. I think a lot of non-car people (majority of motorists) just do not care. Doors open. Dings can happen.

I bet if you would have approached this individual ... they would have been in shock that you were even bringing it up.

I lived in NYC for two years. I now know the reason for bumpers. People used them all the time while parking. It was nothing to gently nudge another vehicle's bumper while parking. Almost expected. I'm afraid the same could be said about door dings.