The dumb drivers thread
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Tolerates? Last year, there was a bill proposed to allow for self-serve (alongside full serve), and it never made it out of committee. And NJ residents like full serve.
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Its the law, no option.
They have tried to pass bills that repeal it numerous times and it never goes anywhere. Polls show NJ residents want the law to stay in place.
Oregon repealed their law
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The Oregon law is largely still in place. They revised it a bit during COVID, but it's still in place. With that said, they are looking into repealing it in the future.
https://www.oregonlive.com/commuting...ses-house.html
Oregon drivers who for decades have been banned from touching gas pumps could soon have the right to fuel their own cars, under a bill the state House overwhelmingly approved Monday.
Only Oregon and New Jersey ban self-service gas, though Oregon in recent years allowed people to pump their own gas in some rural counties and during heat- and COVID-related emergencies declared by the governor. The state now has a patchwork of regulations that bipartisan supporters of House Bill 2426 say their proposal would simplify.
Only Oregon and New Jersey ban self-service gas, though Oregon in recent years allowed people to pump their own gas in some rural counties and during heat- and COVID-related emergencies declared by the governor. The state now has a patchwork of regulations that bipartisan supporters of House Bill 2426 say their proposal would simplify.
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That makes total sense to me. My wife is from NJ, and I had to teach her how to pump gas. Now she too finds it annoying that she can't pump it herself when we visit her family in NJ. Its just all they have ever known...
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Sounds like B.S. to me. Why would people in the other 49 states have no problem filling up themselves, and NJ residents be an exception? That's like saying that people in other states can pull their own pants on in the morning, but NJ people can't.
Last edited by mmarshall; Mar 23, 2023 at 04:26 PM.
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Because its what they are used to. NJ folks also like NJ the way it is, they like it being different than everybody else. Of course they CAN pump their own gas, just a majority of them don't want to. 73% of those polled say they prefer to have their gas pumped for them. 53% are in favor of allowing the option to pump your own gas, but only if stations were required to keep staff for a full service option. Only 37% of people are in favor of repealing the law if it means everyone would have to pump their own gas.
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