My hubby drives a bmw and every time he uses his turn signals I point out that he is confusing other drivers
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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.
It would be funny if the video length was 3 hours
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I am so terminally carless and unautomobile pilled that I have literally no clue what this is about.
Its a stereotype: BMW drivers supposedly tend to not use their turn signals in instances when they should, which can make them less predictable on the road which can be very dangerous.
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.
From what I hear, the car itself beats it out of you.
Based on the number of BMWs I see in the shop there?
Something gets beat, that's for sure.
So you’re telling me they’re not an optional extra?
Correct. Blew my mind too.
Subscribe to BMW Safety+ for 9.99$ a month for great features like: turn signals and rear view mirror streaming camera.
Why would I pay $10/mo for things I don't even use?
My partner rarely uses her blinkers, and she wonders why people honk at her. Not BMW driver, but pretty much any car lol
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?
Probably taught by a parent who just passed along their own bad driving behaviour
I can only imagine the other dumb shit that happens in your life because of her
But... Why?
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.
Doesn't matter what speed you are going, if you can, move to the right.
RECHTSFAHRGEBOT, MOTHER FUCKER, DO YOU SPEAK IT?
I don't think they should be adding RGB to cars it's a bit ostentatious.
All cars should be CMYK instead. Out of yellow? Take the bus.
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
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.
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.
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
I use the three blinks when exiting a roundabout.
What do you mean by "when my BMW is reset"?
There is a tiny pinhole in the top of the gear stick. If you put a paperclip in it for 5secs the horn honks and the BMW is reset. Afterwards you have to resync your key through the authenticator app and change your blinkers from one to three.
If you hear a continuous honk. Your BMW is actually a transformer and you just sounded it's urethra.
Incredible reply. Simply brilliant.
if the battery is disconnected, it loses some of the memory settings. like there's two available seat memories that get reset. plus saved radio stations and blinker preferences
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Step 1: Please pay your Signal Light Subscription of $36/month to enable the bulbs.
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?!"
Why pay if not used
Fr that seems flagrantly wasteful
So is a BMW, yet here we are
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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."
The peasants don’t need to know where I am going.
They should be lucky enough to breathe my exhaust!
Why are the comments turned off 😭 ......
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