The intention of the MT car/slope caution sticker that was ridiculed

Popularity of SNS and common sense questioned

The spread of SNS has made it possible for ordinary people to easily share their feelings and situations with others.

While it has become convenient, I think that "exposing" is rampant.

That's why I'm exposing this kind of personal Twitter account as an example.

『MT車・坂道後退注意』

注意するのは、後ろにいる俺じゃなくて、運転してるオマエだ( ﾟДﾟ) pic.twitter.com/zdK1GqFmwg

— 鯉沼自動車販売 (@koinuma_auto) September 24, 2022

"MT car, be careful when backing up on a slope"

It is not me who is behind, but Omae who is driving (゚ Д ゚) pic.twitter.com/zdK1GqFmwg

— Koinuma Automobile Sales (@koinuma_auto) September 24, 2022

This person seems to be running a car sales business, and probably raised this tweet related to cars.

There are many likes, but there are many critical opinions when looking at the comment section.

There seems to be a misunderstanding by this car salesperson and a misunderstanding by those who criticize it, so I would like to sort it out.

Intention to put MT car / slope back warning sticker

An MT car is a manual car (manual transmission), and if a manual car stops on an uphill slope, it will fall behind when the brake is released.

With an automatic car, when you release the brake, the car moves forward.

The force to move forward and the force to retreat can be balanced to keep it stationary.

What is the "creep phenomenon" where the car moves on its own? by car selection dot com (car-me.jp)

Therefore, when originating from an uphill in a manual car, you have to do something a little tricky: apply the handbrake to prevent reversing, and depress the clutch and accelerator to release the handbrake when you have enough power to move the car forward. it won't work.

This is what is called a slope start.

This Car salesperson is told to be careful, and they criticize that they are the ones who should be careful, but there is a possibility that this is a criticism that is out of focus.

Just in case

It's not that the person who put the sticker is not careful or bad at driving, but it may be that they are humbly telling you to be careful because there is no guarantee that you will not make a mistake 100%.

However, since the wording of the sticker is concise, it is not possible to express whether it is humble or not.

Attached with a joke

Aside from whether or not they have good taste, some people put stickers on because of their joke or design.

Cars are mass-produced, so there are many identical cars.

There are ways to modify the car to make it your own, such as replacing the wheels or replacing the headlights, but the easiest way is to put stickers on it.

Appeal of being a manual car

It doesn't mean that I'm bragging that "I could drive a manual".

It's possible to lose that line, but more than that, normal starting may be delayed if you're driving a manual.

In such a case, it may be appealing in advance, "It's an MT car. Please forgive me," so that the following car won't be annoyed, "What are you doing?"

In that case, the intention of the person who put the sticker is that they mainly want to inform the "MT car" part, and there is no particular strong feeling or reason other than that.

If this driver is really unfamiliar with a manual car

If you don't usually drive a lot or have a bad experience starting on a slope, the shop may think it's perfect for you and stick it on.

In this case, the person who put the sticker is already paying attention.

The car salesperson may be tweeting with joke

The car salesperson tweeted that he made a fool of the person who put the sticker on, but it is possible that he did not really make a fool of himself and tweeted as a joke.

I use Twitter to advertise my store, so I think I'm always thinking of funny phrases to get it going.

Regardless of whether this is interesting or not, the sense of urgency about what you say may diminish when you are looking for material.

And it becomes impossible to objectively see how the recipient perceives it.

This is a common cause of fire for both large companies and entertainers.

If it's a joke, I think it would have been better to use an easy-to-understand expression as the joke.

Then, it would have been a heartwarming communication that the other person would return the joke to the sticker pasted with the joke.

Sometimes it's hard to tell if you're laughing or if you're serious.

In fact, most of the positive comments on this tweet have gone to criticize the person wearing the sticker.

Car sales have become the form of inciting criticism.

In the first place, I don't think that people who are deeply involved in cars as car dealers can't understand the intention of putting this sticker on.

That's why I thought there was a possibility that I was talking about it.

Maybe you already had a meeting with an acquaintance's car.

If it's not that much, I doubt common sense.

Either way, it would not be a good thing to be caught exposing the car of an ordinary person on SNS and making a foolish remark.

As a failure example, it is a case that is likely to be referred to in the Internet literacy manual of some company.