I just went out for something and I saw..

"415s30 W123TSXWaggoIIIIIIo ( •_•))°)" (415s30) 08/27/2020 at 19:18 • Filed to: beemer

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This guy, he put his turn signal on but what looked like the flashers came on with the same cadence as the turn signal. Is this a common BMW thing, issue or he is putting it on himself. Appears to be an old squid pilot so?

Nauraushaun > 415s30 W123TSXWaggoIIIIIIo ( •_•))°) 08/27/2020 at 19:38

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Curious - what’s the difference between a flasher and a turn signal?

415s30 W123TSXWaggoIIIIIIo ( •_•))°) > Nauraushaun 08/27/2020 at 19:44

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I guess I mean emergency lights? I’ve never called a turn signal a flasher, just blinker I guess. 

Just Jeepin' > 415s30 W123TSXWaggoIIIIIIo ( •_•))°) 08/27/2020 at 19:44

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Squid pilot? 

415s30 W123TSXWaggoIIIIIIo ( •_•))°) > Just Jeepin' 08/27/2020 at 19:45

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Navy pilot , Marines call them that :P

Merkin Muffley > 415s30 W123TSXWaggoIIIIIIo ( •_•))°) 08/27/2020 at 19:48

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But did you say something.... 

Merkin Muffley > Nauraushaun 08/27/2020 at 19:50

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flasher:

415s30 W123TSXWaggoIIIIIIo ( •_•))°) > Merkin Muffley 08/27/2020 at 20:00

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To myself...... I said, why the fuck is the whole back of the car lighting up with the turn signal. I thought he was having an issue but it was somehow linked to the turn signal, went off all together. Some electrical voodoo I guess.

Merkin Muffley > 415s30 W123TSXWaggoIIIIIIo ( •_•))°) 08/27/2020 at 20:03

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Well, in fairness, on a BMW that "turn signal circuit path" is hardly ever used so it could be they come from the factory wired that way and nobody ever noticed....

415s30 W123TSXWaggoIIIIIIo ( •_•))°) > Merkin Muffley 08/27/2020 at 20:23

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Ah I was waiting for one of those answers, could be! 

Svend > 415s30 W123TSXWaggoIIIIIIo ( •_•))°) 08/27/2020 at 20:57

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Did you pull the driver over and let them know their, ‘I can park anywhere’ hazard lights were only working on one side?

Are you sure it wasn’t a brake light with a regular intermittent fault?

It could be serious, BMW needs to do a recall. Can’t have BMW drivers actually signalling their intentions on the road, it’ll cause confusion and panic, which’ll only lead to hysteria. It’ll spread faster than Covid19.

If it happens again, what you should do is k eep a pair of aviator sunglasses, a Bluetooth headset (it doesn't matter about the phone),  a polo shirt with ‘BMW’ monogram on or a long white sleeve shirt with sleeves rolled up a little.

Introduce these carefully, don’t want to scare the driver, if they don’t return to the ways of their people of their own will, you may have to trigger them with words like, ‘Audis are fantastic cars!’ If that doesn’t do anything, you need to go all out, balls deep, and say, ‘ American cars are far superior, they are just the right size and proportion, t hey are just so well balanced and corner like they are on rails!’.

415s30 W123TSXWaggoIIIIIIo ( •_•))°) > Svend 08/27/2020 at 21:47

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Both sides of t he hazard lights were flashing and just the right blinker all together, they came on and went off exactly together. I was sort of confused at first, mostly because a BMW signaled and carefully moved into the other lane.