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Why Jersey girls − and guys − still don’t pump their own gas
https://theconversation.com/why-jersey-girls-and-guys-still-dont-pump-their-own-gas-226290
{Robert H. Scott III | 29 March 2024}
New Jersey’s quirky reputation is hard earned, but one peculiarity stands out: It’s the only place in America where you can’t pump your own gas.
Laws against self-service gasoline used to be common: In the late 1960s, nearly half the states in the U.S. had one. But as fuel dispensers became safer and credit cards made paying at pumps possible, those states began to reconsider. By the early 1990s, nearly four out of five gas stations nationwide were self-serve.
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