Oregon lawmakers gave final approval to a bill that ends the state's ban on self-service gas pumps, a prohibition that has been in place since 1951. This leaves New Jersey as the only state remaining to require gas station attendants.
newspaper says this leaves New Jersey as the only state remaining to require gas station attendants.
Having pump attendants at the ready is a vestige of the days in which most gas stations offered the option of "full service," even if there was another line of pumps offering self-service. Pumping a flammable liquid was thought to be a bit dangerous for the average motorist. Oregon's clinging to the law also had to do with preserving entry-level jobs; that said, in an economy that is enjoying near-full employment, stations have had a hard time filling these jobs, causing motorists longer waits as a few attendants flit between several pumps. As a result, the oil companies have wanted the law changed.
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