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[–] [email protected] 1 points 44 minutes ago (1 children)

Funnier because its a beamer

[–] [email protected] 4 points 27 minutes ago

That's the joke....

[–] [email protected] 8 points 4 hours ago* (last edited 4 hours ago)

You should turn left.

[–] [email protected] 18 points 10 hours ago (3 children)

Calling the garage

"Yeah, so I've got a strange green light on iny car... Wait, now it's off again...
Now it's back on....
And off...
And on...."

[–] [email protected] 6 points 2 hours ago (1 children)

Garage

No problem, please get your car to our garage we will fix it in 30seconds. . . . . . . It will just cost you 1200£

[–] [email protected] 3 points 56 minutes ago

So, what did you do?

We just refilled the blinker fluid.

[–] roguetrick 2 points 2 hours ago* (last edited 1 hour ago)

Edit: holy shit this works as an embedded video?!?

[–] [email protected] 55 points 14 hours ago (1 children)

it's just pointing at the speed you're supposed to be going while you have your phone in your hands.

[–] bruhduh 7 points 11 hours ago (1 children)
[–] [email protected] 4 points 8 hours ago

i'd say it's closer to 105

[–] [email protected] 30 points 13 hours ago (2 children)

I recently got a BMW i4 (their electric mid-size sedan). These new cars beep if you start to stray to the next lane without first engaging the turn signal.

My company's Sprinter van goes as far as yanking you back to your lane unless you engage the turn signal first.

Damned tech ruining a good vintage meme.

[–] [email protected] 4 points 8 hours ago (1 children)

Seems terrifying to have your car resist your driving

[–] [email protected] 2 points 3 hours ago (1 children)

Yeah, I am not a fan. You can turn it off from the system settings menu, but it reactivates on restart. There is no way to disable it permanently.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 3 hours ago (1 children)

Damn, that's super annoying. My Ford truck has a similar feature, but at least it's possible to turn it off permanently. I usually leave it on the "vibrate steering" / warning only mode, so if you're distracted it'll warn you but not actually take over.

When I first got it and was towing a trailer through some narrow curvy roads it was downright dangerous because I needed to cross the center line to stay on the road, and the truck was trying to steer me off the edge.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 27 minutes ago

Mine is a thing you have to turn on. I just have a gentle vibration on the side of the wheel that I'm spraying too close to the road on.

[–] [email protected] 14 points 12 hours ago (4 children)

Tesla is the new BMW and nobody's using those buttons.

[–] Semi_Hemi_Demigod 1 points 39 minutes ago

It’s not just specific cars around me, it’s everyone. Just today I was behind a Ford Raptor, a Cadillac, a CRV, and a tractor trailer that didn’t bother signaling.

[–] CaptainBlagbird 1 points 39 minutes ago

Buttons? You probably mean touch display? /s

[–] [email protected] 9 points 11 hours ago* (last edited 11 hours ago) (1 children)

There’s a Starbucks near me close to a complicated intersection. Without fail every Tesla making a left at the intersection does so directly into the rightmost lane (three lane street) then slams the brakes to turn right into the parking lot for Starbucks, all without a turn signal.

[–] [email protected] 6 points 3 hours ago

What you described is definitely worse, but one of my pet-peeves is when drivers put their turn signal on AFTER slowing way down for their turn. It makes it seem like they're just braking for no reason and might do something crazy like swerve across lanes.

The turn signal is meant to inform other drivers of your intentions before you make a move, not after.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 8 hours ago

Ugh... I got to try those buttons the other day. Might work in an intersection. Horrible in a roundabout!!! No wonder nobody use them!

[–] [email protected] 29 points 14 hours ago* (last edited 14 hours ago) (1 children)

Yes, you should be concerned!

I'm pretty sure that's a premium service you pay a monthly fee to access. Definitely does not come standard with a BMW. You'll want to shut it off immediately to not incur extra charges to your BMW account.

[–] [email protected] 21 points 14 hours ago (1 children)

It’s not monthly. They bill per blink. A la carte blinkers are so hot right now.

[–] Vladkar 9 points 13 hours ago

The first 100 blinks per month are included with your subscription. Subsequent blinks are pay-as-you-go. Sign up now and we'll include an additional 30 days of right hand turn signal access, absolutely free. (Taxes and processing fees may still apply. Void where prohibited.)

[–] Xanthrax 20 points 13 hours ago (1 children)

I hate BMW drivers like many do. For some reason, black cars are always the worst. I told my partner I don't like black, BMW drivers.

I was so confused by her shock, until I realized she thought I was talking about black people.

[–] [email protected] 13 points 12 hours ago (2 children)

That's funny, out here my bias is against white pickup trucks, with point modifiers.

  • Lift kit? Add a point.
  • Giant truck bed toolbox? Point.
  • Truck nuts? Like 5 points.
  • Fascist or anti-social bumper stickers like punisher logos or skeletal middle fingers? More points.

It's so pathetically predictable...

[–] [email protected] 1 points 4 hours ago

Fascist or anti-social bumper stickers like punisher logos

Ain't the punisher from a comic book? What did those damn Americans do this time?!

[–] [email protected] 6 points 8 hours ago

My dad has a truck bed toolbox, but he's an actual mechanic and there are real tools in there. None of that other stuff, just a Texas Rangers license plate so people can understand why he looks so disappointed all the time.

[–] [email protected] 10 points 13 hours ago

that's why Tesla hid them, so their drivers wouldn't accidentally press them