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> people drive off with the nozzle still in their car surprisingly often I did this in the late 80s. The handle ripped off and was not magnetically attached. H
by TedDoesntTalk 6y ago
> people drive off with the nozzle still in their car surprisingly often
I did this in the late 80s. The handle ripped off and was not magnetically attached. However, gas did not spill from the hose.
I drove back to the station and handed it to the attendant sheepishly. He said thanks.
- rjmorris 6y agoHow far did you get from the station before you realized it and turned back?
- lostlogin 6y agoNot the OP but the cashier at the Wendy’s drive-through pointed it out to the driver when I was a passenger. I think the passengers laughter could be measured in litre of tears.
- TedDoesntTalk 6y agoAbout 1/2 a kilometer. I stopped the car, removed the handle, and drove back to the gas station. The attendant had been outside, so he saw it happen. In fact he had pumped the gas (this was not self-serve). And when I came back, holding the nozzle in my hand, he was dumbfounded.
- EvanAnderson 6y agoThe breakaways on the dispensers I worked with in the early 90's had shear pins and were mechanical. We lost 1 or 2 a year at our station in rural Ohio.
- darkerside 6y agoThanks is an amazing response to this
- TwoBit 6y agoI drove off with nozzle once because it was my first time filling my new German car, which has the port on the right, which I wasn't used to.
- mcot2 6y agoI’m happy to report that this may be fixed going forward. Tesla and I think most EV’s will not let you in drive while plugged in.
- sargun 6y agoFunny story, I broke a plug while undoing it (there was some jank), and it refused to let me go faster than ~5mph. I needed the service station to remove the adapter.
- YPCrumble 6y agoThat sounds like a dangerous design flaw. What does “some jank” mean?
- harlanji 6y agoCloses the market to external power banks. Perhaps add a bit to detect the type of power supply.
- Lammy 6y agoI fear any car that can refuse to let me drive. There's no way they couldn't trigger that remotely in an individualized way.
- dannyw 6y agoImagine a $5000 ransom popping up in your HUD or your car will automatically drive off a bridge. Doors and windows are locked and you have 120 seconds.
- ClumsyPilot 6y agoThats not a good plan - most people wont be able to transfer $5000 in 120 seconds just because it is not sitting in the cureen t account tied to your card.
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