Direction indicator (4), in particular with sweeping effect and
hazard warning function, with at least one right-hand flashing light (6a, 6c) and one left-hand flashing light (6b, 6d) and a circuit arrangement (8), wherein the circuit arrangement (8) is configured to detect a first operating
signal (B1) indicatively for operation of the right-hand flashing light (6a, 6c) and a second operating
signal (B2) indicatively for operation of the left-hand flashing light (6b, 6d) and to provide a first
control signal (SS1) logic high for controlling the right-hand flashing light (6a, 6c) when an XOR operation of the first operating
signal (B1) and the second operating signal (B2) results in a logic high, and to provide a second
control signal (SS2) logic high for controlling the left-hand flashing light (6b, 6d) when an XOR operation of the first operating signal (B1) and the second operating signal (B2) results in a logic high,wherein the circuit arrangement (8) comprises a first XOR gate (20a) for providing the first
control signal (SS1) and a second XOR gate (20b) for providing the second control signal (SS2), characterized in that the first control signal (SS1) controls a first wiper
signal generator (10a) assigned to the right-hand flashing light (6a, 6c), and the second control signal (SS2) controls a second wiper
signal generator (10b) assigned to the left-hand flashing light (6b, 6d), wherein activation of the assigned wiper signal generators (10a, 10b) is omitted if identical input signals are present at the respective two inputs of the respective XOR gates (20a, 20b), so that the respective rear flashing light (6c, 6d) does not exhibit a wiper effect.