New Jersey and Oregon are the only states that do not allow motorists to pump their own gas. 200,000,000 other Americans, of all ages, are able to pump their own.
In the face of a New Jersey proposal to allow self-serve gas stations, Bill Dressler, executive director of the New Jersey Gasoline Retailers Association and Allied Trades, says there are safety concerns. While attendants are trained, many motorists would be novices. “It could be put in the wrong container,” says Dressler, whose group represents about 2,200 of the state’s 3,800 gas stations. There could be “somebody getting out and smoking and they didn’t turn the engine off.”
Trained gas pumpers? Are you kidding me. Where did they get the training? Who trained them? Are they licensed? Do they have continuing education requirements? Is there different training for regular or supreme? Can they recommend a good donut shop?
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