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Always funny when cars blink those yellow lights at me. sorry bro dont speak carbrain good luck with whatever
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That’s not a BMW
I only cycle & use public transport, so I can’t really tell.
Pretty much all I know about car brands is that Tesla & BMW drivers are less likely to know/care about traffic rules/law than others on average.
That is pretty much the norm worldwide. I think of the orangutan that drives a golf car when I see them fucking up the traffic.
Thankfully most of the routes I use mostly avoid the bigger crossings. But on the route I use for commute, pretty much all the BMW stomp the gas pedal to the ground even though they must give way there to both pedestrians & cyclists there according to law.
I believe Tesla and BMW only takes the lawless assholes as customers. If you or me go to their dealerships, we would be refused entry.
And with modern technology, they can now remotely brick the car if you drive too safely. This closes the resale loophole.
The amount of times I’d signal with my arm rigidly straight like in the photo and an oncoming driver would wave back is distressing.
Even worse when you realise the signals are part of our driving test in the UK as car drivers should use them too if their indicators fail. So they should know what it means.
Most of them don’t even know you’re supposed to give way to pedestrians - you ask too much!
If you‘re this stupid, maybe you shouldn‘t be allowed to drive
Nobody should be allowed to drive
Nobody should be allowed to be allowed
Honestly, as a cyclist, I think the textbook hand signals are kinda stupid. The reason you don’t just point to the right is because you want to be able to keep your right hand on the front (more powerful) brake. As a result, nobody really knows what you’re doing. Just point where you’re going. Unlike in a car, everyone can just see me fully. I can even make more complex gestures. When there’s a sharp right and a slight right at the same intersection, I can point to which one. I can flip the bird. Endless possibilities when I don’t confine myself to the same limitations as a car. Also, if you’re feeling saucy, there are helmet lights that actually have turn signals in them which is kinda neat.
Edit: I got my front and rear brake mixed up. That’s what I get for riding fixed too long.
I agree. The “bent left elbow upwards” move makes sense as an option if you are in a car and don’t have a 10’ right arm to reach out of the passenger window to point right, but that limitation isn’t the same on a bike. I’m never braking the same time I’m signaling on my bike anyway- I signal way before.
Though at least my state handbook’s section on cycling says that pointing right is also an option one could use (after explaining the bent left elbow signal).
