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[–] peoplebeproblems@midwest.social 140 points 3 days ago (4 children)

I asked the local BMW dealer if I had to take a class to unlearn how to use a turn signal.

He did not find it funny, which I found even more hilarious.

[–] Gowron_Howard@lemmy.world 37 points 3 days ago (2 children)

So you’re telling me they’re not an optional extra?

[–] spazzman6156@sh.itjust.works 9 points 3 days ago

Nowadays the turn signal is probably a monthly subscription

[–] peoplebeproblems@midwest.social 15 points 3 days ago

Correct. Blew my mind too.

[–] joyjoy@lemmy.zip 13 points 3 days ago (1 children)

From what I hear, the car itself beats it out of you.

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[–] EvilFonzy@lemmy.world 131 points 3 days ago (9 children)

Step 1: Please pay your Signal Light Subscription of $36/month to enable the bulbs.

[–] SSUPII@sopuli.xyz 76 points 3 days ago (1 children)
[–] gravitas_deficiency@sh.itjust.works 25 points 3 days ago (1 children)

Fr that seems flagrantly wasteful

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[–] frog@feddit.uk 47 points 3 days ago (2 children)

I can only imagine the frustration of engineers in BMW having to deal with finance people.

Engineer: "...So you want me to route the functionality of heated seats to a PCB to check for a payment variable, to prevent the person, who bought the car, to not be able to use a function already built in... Is that correct?"

Finance guy: "Yes! You got it!"

Engineer: "I know the answer is money but still... Why?!"

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[–] selkiesidhe@sh.itjust.works 61 points 3 days ago (1 children)

My hubby drives a bmw and every time he uses his turn signals I point out that he is confusing other drivers

[–] lightrush@lemmy.ca 17 points 3 days ago

Consistency is important.

[–] Soapbox@lemmy.zip 83 points 3 days ago* (last edited 3 days ago) (1 children)

A good friend of mine was a BMW mechanic for years. His favorite joke was: "You know what the most sole crushingly pointless job is? The guy who installs turn signals at the BMW factory."

[–] Lemmyoutofhere@lemmy.ca 20 points 3 days ago (1 children)

The peasants don’t need to know where I am going.

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[–] seatwiggy@lemmy.dbzer0.com 24 points 3 days ago

Coward! Enable the comments.

[–] SCmSTR@lemmy.blahaj.zone 15 points 3 days ago (1 children)

That's fucking hilarious out of context.

But that being said, BMWs have the worst blinkers control I've ever seen in a car. They tried to innovate on it with software and it's just bad. Seriously. For anybody who doesn't know what it's like, go to a BMW dealership and test drive a car or something. Somehow, they took the stick control and made it worse.

So, that there's a tutorial video, is depressing and funny, but also unfortunately needed.

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[–] General_Effort@lemmy.world 26 points 3 days ago (2 children)
[–] glitch1985@lemmy.world 13 points 3 days ago

Not BMW drivers obviously.

[–] CanadianCarl@sh.itjust.works 1 points 2 days ago

https://youtu.be/GAMCkJvECy8 462k Including me now, which i don't own a car. Lol

[–] thisbenzingring@lemmy.sdf.org 46 points 3 days ago (7 children)

when my BMW is reset, the soft turn signal only blinks once. I have to go and set it for 3 blinks. Ever since, I see BMW drivers sometimes only give one blink and if you blink you might miss it lol bad engineering on such great engineering

[–] Limonene@lemmy.world 30 points 3 days ago (4 children)

I did not know about soft turn signals until I saw this post.

I question why this feature exists. Drivers should be aiming to signal 10 seconds ahead. When making a lane change or turn, you should be keeping your signal on until the maneuver is completed. I can't think of a circumstance where 3 blinks is enough. 1 blink looks more like a mistaken signal.

[–] boonhet@sopuli.xyz 17 points 3 days ago* (last edited 3 days ago) (3 children)

Law is 3 seconds here, which is a bit longer than 3, but not a lot. 10 can get ambiguous because there might be a street before the one you're actually turning at, and then you'll confuse others.

The 3 blinks is mostly just for roundabout exits though, at least for me. 3 seconds of blinking could mean 2 different exits. Again, confus.

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[–] thisbenzingring@lemmy.sdf.org 13 points 3 days ago

three is good enough for lane changes on the freeway, sure 10 seconds would be optimal but it's not always realistic

idk about 1 because I think it's absurd too

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[–] EtAl@lemmy.dbzer0.com 28 points 3 days ago (1 children)

I used to ride a motor bike and BMW divers are the reason I sold it. So many of them don't care about anyone beyond the range of their own knuckles.

[–] Corn@lemmy.ml 15 points 3 days ago (2 children)

Every driver in China is like that. The popular consensus seems to be if other drivers know what you plan to do, they will use it against you.

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[–] LogicalDrivel@sopuli.xyz 23 points 3 days ago* (last edited 3 days ago)

I almost got in an accident with a BMW driver, today. They made it look like they were turning but faked me out and went straight, instead. Then they proceeded to scream something at me in a different language for about 30 seconds, while blocking my turn. I was the only one who signaled. There's no point to this story, I just felt it added to the vibe here.

[–] PrettyFlyForAFatGuy@feddit.uk 22 points 3 days ago (1 children)

Owned a BMW 320i for 8 years.

I had no idea it could do that...

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[–] devilish666@lemmy.world 29 points 3 days ago

429K user be like :

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[–] Machinist@lemmy.world 18 points 3 days ago (1 children)

Dated a girl with a BMW and the turn signal was real fucky. Didn't click right, had no feel. You had to look at the dash to even see if it was on.

German engineering can suck my fucking balls.

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[–] monkeyslikebananas2@lemmy.world 20 points 3 days ago (2 children)

I have a BMW and I use my turn signals! There are dozens of us!

[–] ZILtoid1991@lemmy.world 6 points 3 days ago (1 children)

Yes I'm a vegetarian. Yes, I eat meat. Yes, we exist.

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[–] bridgeenjoyer@sh.itjust.works 17 points 3 days ago (1 children)

It would be funny if the video length was 3 hours

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[–] Semi_Hemi_Demigod@lemmy.world 27 points 3 days ago (3 children)

This has spread to more than BMW drivers. Just this morning I saw a Lexus, a Chevy, and a semi not bother with them.

[–] chiliedogg@lemmy.world 29 points 3 days ago (2 children)

Are you sure you weren't just in Houston?

[–] EvilEdgelord@sh.itjust.works 22 points 3 days ago (2 children)

When will people learn BAD DRIVERS ARE EVERYWHERE!!!

[–] frog@feddit.uk 19 points 3 days ago (3 children)

Look up most dangerous highways and when it is limited to a certain distance, the most dangerous highways are in Texas or Florida.

Teletrac: Most Dangerous Roads in America Infographic (2016-2019)

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[–] WhatsHerBucket@lemmy.world 21 points 3 days ago (3 children)

My partner rarely uses her blinkers, and she wonders why people honk at her. Not BMW driver, but pretty much any car lol

[–] slampisko@lemmy.world 19 points 3 days ago (2 children)

I don't understand how that's possible. Like, driving school has ingrained the turn signal reflex into my arm so well that I sometimes even feel weird not using a turn signal when making a hard turn on a road without crossings. And changing lanes without a turn signal literally can't be done, my brain feels. Don't driving schools in the US do that?

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[–] handsoffmydata@lemmy.zip 17 points 3 days ago (1 children)

Subscribe to BMW Safety+ for 9.99$ a month for great features like: turn signals and rear view mirror streaming camera.

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[–] ZeDoTelhado@lemmy.world 20 points 3 days ago

Absolutely love the "comments disabled" bit. Did this video at any time had comments allowed? I would love to see the troll fest

[–] Tylerdurdon@lemmy.world 13 points 3 days ago

Comments are turned off... Of course they are. 😄

[–] Senseless@feddit.org 13 points 3 days ago* (last edited 3 days ago) (5 children)

They only come with a left turn signal by default. It's to indicate you're too slow driving with 200 km/h on the left lane and they want to overtake.

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[–] danekrae@lemmy.world 16 points 3 days ago* (last edited 3 days ago) (2 children)

I never knew it was common knowledge. I always wondered why BMW drivers use the turn signals less often than drivers of other brands.

I know that Peugeot drivers can't help it, because the electronics are shit.

[–] hansolo@lemmy.today 17 points 3 days ago (2 children)

It's because they're entitled dickbag drivers. Which is funny because where BMWs are more common, Audi drivers are the entitled dickbags.

If I see a black Audi, I can guarantee that it will be a dangerously bad driver.

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[–] Deflated0ne@lemmy.world 3 points 2 days ago

AI powered bleeding edge fly-by-wire modern innovation in turn signals

$34.99 per month plus tax for basic turn signals. If you refuse to pay for basic only half your cylinders will fire and your redline is reduced to 3500rpm. Also you don't have turn signals.

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