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FAKE!
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.
My driving teacher had a BMW and I thought it had nice turn signals! Then again my parents car at the time was a nearly 22 years old economy car so my frame of reference is not great.
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.
So you’re telling me they’re not an optional extra?
Nowadays the turn signal is probably a monthly subscription
Correct. Blew my mind too.
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My hubby drives a bmw and every time he uses his turn signals I point out that he is confusing other drivers
Consistency is important.
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$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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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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Not BMW drivers obviously.
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."
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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.
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.
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.
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.
I have a BMW and I use my turn signals! There are dozens of us!
Dozen*
Yes I'm a vegetarian. Yes, I eat meat. Yes, we exist.
I think she was 'vegan', which makes it even worse.
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.
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It would be funny if the video length was 3 hours
Opening with a disclaimer "the use of this procedure may void your warranty..."
I miss the days when sales reps in hire-purchase and company beamers and Audis were the worst people we had to share the road with.
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?
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Comments are turned off... Of course they are. 😄
This has spread to more than BMW drivers. Just this morning I saw a Lexus, a Chevy, and a semi not bother with them.
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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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