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[-] kinkles@sh.itjust.works 7 points 2 months ago

In the US we have warnings on the pumps to leave your cell phone in your car, as they could somehow create a spark and ignite the fumes. Is that the case in the Netherlands?

[-] ohulancutash@feddit.uk 4 points 2 months ago

The sign is because American fuel pumps bizarrely have locks on them so users can leave them unattended while pumping. In the 90s fuel fires were thought to be caused by users being distracted by their phones and overfilling their vehicles.

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