Would This Change People's Gasoline Buying Habits?

In Australia they have been removed for some years for safety reasons. I.e stops spills where people walk away and leave it but the auto cutoff doesn't work.

 

because people walk away... and build up static.. and forget to touch the car and get rid of the static before touching the pump..... so.. the solution is to pull away the items that allowed people to recklessly walk away. it's like driving.. you have to be behind the wheel with your hands on the wheel and your feet on the pedals.. anything else is negligence.. well... walking away from pump is negligence... good ol' U. S. of A... punish the 99% because the 1% is too stupid to figure anything out (even if instructions were provided)

ok.. guess it isn't a usa thing.. maybe occupy is getting to my head... hehe

 

It would need be universally done away with otherwise the stations where it was removed would just lose business. Unfortunately, it won't help in states where self-serve gas is illegal, like Oregon.

Sporting the family around in a Chevy Tahoe? Fat chance... most of the monstrosity class SUVs I see driving around are being driven or with minimal cargo and passengers. It's even more disgusting to see extended length versions like Escalade ESVs, Yukon XLs, and Suburbans driven solo, not to mention Hummer H2s...

 

It might work for a while if, as has been said, if were universally
adopted.

But I am afraid that because most Americans "want it now" and feel
their convenience is paramount even to safety, in no time at all folks
would find a work around; some kind of string/rope, metal/wire, plastic
clip.

It takes little imagination to see where a plastic electrical cable clamp
could be used. Then, like previously, the driver can leave the car. But
now there is no auto cut-off which will lead to more spills at the pump
with the probability of some quite large ones.





(Not extracted from Joy of Sex :nono: )

 

I've always just shoved the gas cap in the handle to hold the lever in place.

 

If I have to hold the handle, my windows are sure going to get dirty...

 

I haven't seen trigger clips for years. People here generally have to prepay for their gas, too, and that hasn't seemed to have changed the amounts of gas purchased.

The only thing that will effectively and permanently change our oil addiction is to charge the full cost at the pump. No more subsidies!

 

The auto cut-off still works.

 

i can't remember how long it's been since we had trigger clips. i did miss them etil i got my first pri, now it's fill up and go! oh, and my gas cap strap doesn't reach the trigger. no lack of suv's and trucks around here tho, they just go to full serve.

 

Same over here. Haven't had them for years. Not sure if truck diesel pumps have them but I know they're fast fill pumps usually.

 

What a stupid state, it seems to be competing for the dumbest state award. The current front runner is Arizona for not observing DST!
C'mon, no DST really?

 

I carry a strip of double sided Velcro....it wraps around the handle and holds it nicely. I am not dumb enough to walk away during the filling process however !

 

Many years ago, I asked a farmer in Saskatchewan why his Province didn't change their clocks along with the rest of the country. He said it only caused confusion and car accidents, plus the cows had to be milked at the same time, no matter what number the little hand pointed at.

I had to admit, his explanation made perfect sense, and my all-too-logical young mind gained a certain respect for down-to-earth wisdom.

A contest for the dumbest State probably isn't a good idea, but I wouldn't rate Oregon - certainly not just for outlawing self-serve gas stations - anywhere near Florida or Texas.

 

I believe self serve gas is also illegal in New Jersey.

 

Arizona doesn't use DST so they can show the Feds who's boss
The Navajo Nation in Arizona does use DST to show Arizona who's boss
The Hopi Nation which is inside the Navajo Nation doesn't observe DST so they can Show the Navajo Nation who is boss.

 

Here in DC region most stations have the trigger clips, I am thinking partially due to the DC sniper incident back in 2002 or so. People were getting picked off while filling up. So not having them makes you more vulnerable (recently I heard DC police chief saying cars get stolen during fill-ups). Would be interesting to know whether best practice is to have the clips, or not have the clips.

 

Nobody I know with a monstrosity class vehicle actually fills it all the way up. Because the limits are set to $75USD on most gas station pumps, filling up a 20gallon tank at $4/gal trips the limit.

So they just fill up every day, or every other day for a few gallons. It also makes them more disillusioned because they are only putting in a few gallons. However it is a few gallons every day. So I don't think it will really help, just annoy.