Today I found out most people don’t turn off their vehicles when getting gas/fuel

[BrothaZay]

I never in my life got gas with the engine running. In the semi trucc nor the car

Why is this even a thing

 

[Ghetto Denizen]

I did this once when my shyt had a bad battery and I was scared it wouldn't start back up if I turned it off.

Engine started smoking immediately

 

[jdubnyce]

most people don’t turn off their vehicles when getting gas/fuel​

Um....this is a direct contradiction to what you are supposed to do

Turn the car off when fueling up gas please

 

[SPACE IS FAKE]

cuz its cold out and ppl want that heat flowing

 

[8WON6]

 

[Mystic]

Um....this is a direct contradiction to what you are supposed to do

Turn the car off when fueling up gas please

Who gives a fukk?

 

[jdubnyce]

Who gives a fukk?

The ones fueling beside you when your car is on

 

[humminbird]

some people also text and drive

 

[Harry Sax]

Not gonna lie, I never turn the engine off, only if it’s a long walk inside

Nothing ever happened to me

 

[Paper Boi]

i've never noticed people doing this in california, must be a texas thing.

 

[RaspberryFitted]

Let me guess: you pump gas with ya phone on you too huh?

 

[Neo. The Only. The One.]

Let me guess: you pump gas with ya phone on you too huh?

glad to know I'm not the only person who remembers this being said. I remember being young and somebody telling me this and I took it as fact.

I mentioned it to somebody once and they looked at me like


Made me feel crazy


I just googled and apparently it's an urban legend.

Is using a phone while pumping gas actually dangerous?\u00a0Not as much as sitting in your car

It's long been thought using your phone while pumping gas can cause an explosion. Yet research shows it has never reportedly happened.

www.usatoday.com

Signs on gas pumps across the nation caution "Do not use cell phone while pumping gas" or "Turn off cellular phone," but is there a real danger to talking or texting on your phone while pumping gas? Could it cause an explosion?

"The risk is very, very low," Michael Marando, staff liaison for the National Fire Protection Association, told USA TODAY.

Marando said he does not know when the warnings began to appear or why they started, but the consensus reasoning was that a cell phone had enough energy to create a spark, and when mixed with flammable gasoline, it could cause a fire, resulting in severe, even life-threatening injuries.

Researchers tested the theory numerous times to see if the urban legend was fact. It never worked.

 

[Kiyoshi-Dono]

 

[The Wolf Among You]

I don’t know anyone that turns their car off to pump gas.

 

[Collateral]

The attendants in Jersey will sometimes tell you to turn it off, but I always did it regardless. Fuel pumps are expensive