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Even if there was a single side for filling, direction of approach being random is enough for 50/50 utilization of the pumps — so I’m not convinced there’s a pr
by zmgsabst 10mo ago
Even if there was a single side for filling, direction of approach being random is enough for 50/50 utilization of the pumps — so I’m not convinced there’s a pressure to spread which side the tank is on.
- namdnay 10mo ago> direction of approach being random is this specific to a country? I'm not sure I've ever seen a petrol station that wasn't one-way
- zmgsabst 10mo agoI’m not sure I’ve ever seen one that was one-way; but my experience is limited to US, MY, TH, and VN. In those four at least, traffic can come from either direction so you can have left-handed fills use both sides of a pump.
- devilbunny 10mo agoCostco and Sam's Club usually have their filling stations set up for one-way traffic, but offhand those are the only ones I've seen that way in US, Canada, Caribbean, and western/central Europe (though the Euro design of filling stations just off the highway encourages one-way traffic, it doesn't mandate it). Haven't driven myself elsewhere.
- alibarber 10mo agoHuh, you’ve got me thinking now. Here in Finland at least there are a lot of completely unattended pumps that once you exit the road it’s basically just a patch of land and you pull up in whatever direction you want to match the side of your tank to a free pump. But in the UK where I’m from and just got back from this is maybe less common.