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Originally Posted by lance-n
or maybe it is really because running motors don't cause gas station fires.
here in mexico, they don't allow you to use your cell phone while they are filling your tank. risk of fire, risk of digital pump reset? who knows?!?!?!?
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On the first count, you're correct. Running engines do not cause fires.
On the second instance, many laws and ordinances are passed merely to make the politicians look good. Like I said before, you can not use a cell phone to ignite gasoline unless you modify it to do so. That myth's been busted.
It's funny, in Oregon, they have a welfare thing going on where they require attendants to pump your gas. They'll jump alllllll over your butt if you even try. They set the nozzle, snap the keeper on the hande, and walk away while you, and your family are sitting in your car or truck. The chances that an auto shut off will fail are precisely the same for these highly trained professionals
as it is for you.