On 8/31/2018 6:32 AM, Cindy Hamilton wrote:
> On Thursday, August 30, 2018 at 4:50:14 PM UTC-4, Nancy Young wrote:
>> On 8/30/2018 4:21 PM, wrote:
>>> On Thursday, August 30, 2018 at 3:11:12 PM UTC-5, Nancy Young wrote:
>>>>
>>>> That's why I love the long hoses at Costco, it doesn't matter
>>>> which side I pull in.
>>>>
>>>> I also love sitting listening to the radio in the cool or warm
>>>> air while someone else worries about my gas cap situation, but
>>>> that's another topic.
>>
>>> I honestly don't know if the hose would have reached to the far side
>>> of the vehicle or not. My first inclination was to move to another
>>> pump with the gas door within easy reach of the hose.
>>
>> I understand older gas stations but when they are renovated, why
>> not get the long hoses so people don't have to jockey around to
>> one side or another?
>
> Safety. It makes it less likely that they'll be run over, and less
> likely that someone will drive off with the nozzle still in the
> filler tube.
>
> I can't figure out why manufacturers put the filler anywhere but
> the driver's side.
> Cindy Hamilton
>
Wrong side here is right side in other parts of the world. They would
have to have two different designs. Japan, England, Australia, parts of
Africa drive on the wrong side of the road.