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.
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peoplebeproblems@midwest.social 7 hours ago
Gowron_Howard@lemmy.world 5 hours ago
So you’re telling me they’re not an optional extra?
peoplebeproblems@midwest.social 3 hours ago
Correct. Blew my mind too.
SonOfAntenora@lemmy.world 3 hours ago
Of course, something about the german nature of the business prevents them from finding things funny.
peoplebeproblems@midwest.social 3 hours ago
You know, in retrospect, you are totally right.
joyjoy@lemmy.zip 4 hours ago
From what I hear, the car itself beats it out of you.
peoplebeproblems@midwest.social 3 hours ago
Based on the number of BMWs I see in the shop there?
Something gets beat, that’s for sure.
General_Effort@lemmy.world 1 hour ago
429k views
(X) Doubt
LogicalDrivel@sopuli.xyz 1 hour ago
I almost got in an accident today 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.
EvilFonzy@lemmy.world 10 hours ago
Step 1: Please pay your Signal Light Subscription of $36/month to enable the bulbs.
SSUPII@sopuli.xyz 10 hours ago
Why pay if not used
gravitas_deficiency@sh.itjust.works 10 hours ago
Fr that seems flagrantly wasteful
frog@feddit.uk 9 hours ago
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?!”
Virusjar@lemmy.world 1 hour ago
Money
aeronmelon@lemmy.world 8 hours ago
“Before I begin, I recommend paying your heated seat subscription before bothering with stuff like the turn signals.”
Gladaed@feddit.org 9 hours ago
12 years ago. Back then shit was less dire.
UnderpantsWeevil@lemmy.world 8 hours ago
2013 was plenty dire. We had Ted Cruz’s friends in the House trying to dismember social security and medicare while Obama kept explaining away why we needed more troops in Afghanistan and fewer labor organizers in Ohio.
The '08 Housing Crisis was still echoing through the US economy, the economy was stalling in the face of Congressional austerity, and people ringing the big “Climate Change is coming for us” dinner bell were once again getting told to shut up so we wouldn’t scare away moderate republican voters in the 2014 midterms. Israel and Gaza had broken out into a brief shooting war, the recently-debunked Lancet “Vaccination-Autism” study was gaining traction among reactionary politicians, Jeffry Epstein was hanging out with Bill Gates on Palm Beach, and a fresh-faced NYC landlord with political aspirations was all over FOX News saying how he was on the verge of uncovering Obama’s real birth certificate.
The fuse was lit. We were all just in the fucking around phase, rather than the finding out part.
EtAl@lemmy.dbzer0.com 4 hours ago
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 2 hours ago
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.
Pacattack57@lemmy.world 1 hour ago
Bro this is applicable EVERYWHERE 😂
monkeyslikebananas2@lemmy.world 3 hours ago
I have a BMW and I use my turn signals! There are dozens of us!
Soapbox@lemmy.zip 10 hours ago
A good friend of mine was a BMW mechanic for years. He 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 8 hours ago
The peasants don’t need to know where I am going.
Thassodar@sh.itjust.works 6 hours ago
They should be lucky enough to breathe my exhaust!
PrettyFlyForAFatGuy@feddit.uk 1 hour ago
Owned a BMW 320i for 8 years.
I had no idea it could do that…
bridgeenjoyer@sh.itjust.works 3 hours ago
It would be funny if the video length was 3 hours
devilish666@lemmy.world 6 hours ago
Tylerdurdon@lemmy.world 4 hours ago
Comments are turned off… Of course they are. 😄
thisbenzingring@lemmy.sdf.org 8 hours ago
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 7 hours ago
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 6 hours ago
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 exit. Again, confus.
thisbenzingring@lemmy.sdf.org 7 hours 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
exu@feditown.com 7 hours ago
I use the three blinks when exiting a roundabout.
Schmuppes@lemmy.today 8 hours ago
What do you mean by “when my BMW is reset”?
MeatPilot@lemmy.world 8 hours ago
There is a tiny pinhole under the drive side door. 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.
thisbenzingring@lemmy.sdf.org 7 hours ago
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
ParadoxSeahorse@lemmy.world 8 hours ago
Smoking gun
Poem_for_your_sprog@lemmy.world 8 hours ago
That and the water pumps
simplejack@lemmy.world 2 hours ago
When does the Telsa version of this video drop?
Sculptor9157@sh.itjust.works 56 minutes ago
It’s scheduled to be filmed just after the salute tutorial is released.
kungen@feddit.nu 42 minutes ago
I can’t even blame Tesla drivers for not blinking, it’s awfully designed… it’ll stay blinking for too long, then if you try to turn it off by putting it a bit in the opposite direction, now you’re blinking that way instead.
WhatsHerBucket@lemmy.world 7 hours ago
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 5 hours ago
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?
lividweasel@lemmy.world 5 hours ago
Probably taught by a parent who just passed along their own bad driving behaviour
mrgoosmoos@lemmy.ca 5 hours ago
I can only imagine the other dumb shit that happens in your life because of her
notarobot@lemmy.zip 3 hours ago
Where I live using turn signals gives inconsistent results people don’t usually use them and its usually fine, I offer forget and is usually fine. But a lot of times, using my turn signal makes no difference. They like to ignore it or purposively get in your way
jonesey71@lemmus.org 2 hours ago
490k views? Obviously not being viewed by the BMW drivers in my area.
ZombiFrancis@sh.itjust.works 2 hours ago
They missed the signal.
handsoffmydata@lemmy.zip 6 hours ago
Subscribe to BMW Safety+ for 9.99$ a month for great features like: turn signals and rear view mirror streaming camera.
joyjoy@lemmy.zip 4 hours ago
Why would I pay $10/mo for things I don’t even use?
Senseless@feddit.org 6 hours ago
The 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.
Tja@programming.dev 5 hours ago
Doesn’t matter what speed you are going, if you can, move to the right.
RECHTSFAHRGEBOT, MOTHER FUCKER, DO YOU SPEAK IT?
notarobot@lemmy.zip 3 hours ago
No.if im going at the speed limit I shouldn’t have to let anyone pass. Specially those assholes who instead of blinking and waiting take their overcompensating weapon-truck and drive illegally close to me.
I like driving on the left lane because otherwise I just have to keep changing laws to overtake those NOT going at the speed limit. If you want to out everyone at risk, don’t get demanding
Machinist@lemmy.world 1 hour ago
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.
58008@lemmy.world 4 hours ago
I am so terminally carless and unautomobile pilled that I have literally no clue what this is about.
TheTux@lemmy.ml 3 hours ago
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.
onslaught545@lemmy.zip 3 hours ago
Which has led to a bunch of jokes about it.
Semi_Hemi_Demigod@lemmy.world 10 hours ago
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 10 hours ago
Are you sure you weren’t just in Houston?
EvilEdgelord@sh.itjust.works 9 hours ago
When will people learn BAD DRIVERS ARE EVERYWHERE!!!
peoplebeproblems@midwest.social 7 hours ago
Look man, when I’m in my RC F, that V8 ought to be turning your head so you anticipate I’m going to pass you. Otherwise you’re clearly not paying enough attention to my sick expensive car. (/s)
SSUPII@sopuli.xyz 10 hours ago
Depends on location. It is always the Lancia for me
ZeDoTelhado@lemmy.world 10 hours ago
Absolutely love the “comments disabled” bit. Did this video at any time had comments allowed? I would love to see the troll fest
danekrae@lemmy.world 9 hours ago
I never knew it was common knowledge. I always wondered why BMW drivers use the indicators less often than drivers of other brands.
I know that Peugeot drivers can’t help it, because the electronics are shit.
hansolo@lemmy.today 9 hours ago
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.
Strider@lemmy.world 8 hours ago
As a Munich resident (home of BMW), I kindly disagree. It really is BMW.
TrickDacy@lemmy.world 7 hours ago
Where I live, bmw drivers suck but Mercedes drivers are way worse.
WanderingThoughts@europe.pub 5 hours ago
The law of the asphalt jungle dictates a strict hierarchy maintained by the current value of the vehicle. The rare and elusive hypercar at the top, Bentley and Rolls Royce after that, BMW, Audi, Mercedes claim their place after the big boys, then comes the rabble with the commoner brands like Opel, Renault, Peugeot, Volkswagen and after that the economy cars. Trailing all of them are the sort of cars that are officially quadricycles and hated by all. The right of way follows that order and no signaling is required for lesser cars. They are expected to yield and make room for their more noble brethren. It’s a stupid status game, all of it, and it endangers safety.
beejboytyson@lemmy.world 8 hours ago
Why are the comments turned off 😭 …
lugal@lemmy.dbzer0.com 10 hours ago
Where are these 429k people?
hddsx@lemmy.ca 9 hours ago
They didn’t view the entire vide. It was too complex
spankmonkey@lemmy.world 9 hours ago
Drivers of other vehicles curious to know if BMW turn signals are supposed to work.
killeronthecorner@lemmy.world 8 hours ago
429k views
And yet no progress. So sad.
InvalidName2@lemmy.zip 8 hours ago
Bravo! I’ll need to have a look, do they also have a video with helpful hints for overcoming the blind spots that prevent you from fitting your BMW into a single parking space in crowed parking lots?
AnUnusualRelic@lemmy.world 5 hours ago
But… Why?
fishy@lemmy.today 3 hours ago
Because BMW signals are different. Tiny tap gets you three blinks and goes off (more standard now). Pushing a direction turns them on, and unlike other cars you push the same direction again to disengage. This way you never accidentally push too far and do the opposite signal.
I definitely prefer the BMW signal to any other vehicles I’ve driven, but as a BMW driver I’ve learned that when you signal people will aggressively close gaps. I still signal but take the space almost instantly because I know 90% of drivers will try to block me out.
stupidcasey@lemmy.world 5 hours ago
I don’t think they should be adding RGB to cars it’s a bit ostentatious.
BallShapedMan@lemmy.world 10 hours ago
I seem to have issues with clapped out Altima’s not signaling and zipping in and out of traffic more than BMWs or other luxury brands.
selkiesidhe@sh.itjust.works 3 hours ago
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 2 hours ago
Consistency is important.