• Elvith Ma'for
    18•11 hours ago

    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]English
    55•14 hours ago

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

  • Jo Miran
    30•13 hours ago

    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.

      • Jo Miran
        2•4 hours ago

        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•3 hours ago

          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.

          • FlaxEnglish
            1•11 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.

      • Semi-Hemi-LemmygodEnglish
        1•23 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.

      • @[email protected]
        8•11 hours ago

        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]
          3•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]
        2•9 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!

  • Snot FlickermanEnglish
    27•14 hours ago

    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.

      • @Vladkar
        9•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
    19•14 hours ago

    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]
      12•12 hours ago

      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•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?!

      • swab148
        5•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.