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ripcord

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15. They just need some deep pockets for lawsuits
Wed Jul 21, 2021, 05:37 PM
Jul 2021

The only person responsible for drunk driving is the driver.

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As far as I know, only New Jersey requires that you even meet an attendant. lagomorph777 Jul 2021 #1
I think Oregon also. ret5hd Jul 2021 #3
I live in Oregon. Sometimes the attendant is drunk. Sneederbunk Jul 2021 #4
I don't have much of a problem with that. ret5hd Jul 2021 #5
The first (and only) time I drove through Oregon I recall getting out of the car, grabbing the pump, Dial H For Hero Jul 2021 #27
You put your card in, pump your own gas, and drive away. House of Roberts Jul 2021 #2
Not Here In Illinois ProfessorGAC Jul 2021 #7
State laws vary. In my state they can be fully automated with no clerk on hand. n/t totodeinhere Jul 2021 #25
I've Heard That ProfessorGAC Jul 2021 #26
Not sure if this is a great idea, a lot of time they don't get a good look at the driver Warpy Jul 2021 #6
How can this be accomplished given the number of self-serve gas stations these days? Vinca Jul 2021 #8
Sometimes they are fully automated with no clerk on the premises. n/t totodeinhere Jul 2021 #24
That is my question, in Canada most all our gas stations are pay at the pump. Bev54 Jul 2021 #9
Solution. OAITW r.2.0 Jul 2021 #10
I like that Tadpole Raisin Jul 2021 #13
Only if the driver uses the breathalyzer instead of a sober passenger. marie999 Jul 2021 #17
responsibility on an underpaid clerk XanaDUer2 Jul 2021 #11
Hmmm Tadpole Raisin Jul 2021 #12
Such bullshit. Minimum wage workers have to be the drunk driver cops too? Bengus81 Jul 2021 #14
They just need some deep pockets for lawsuits ripcord Jul 2021 #15
Thus. The lawyers need someone to squeeze cinematicdiversions Jul 2021 #22
A breathalyzer on every self-help pump after midnight. Bucky Jul 2021 #16
With the Delta variant running amok, I don't see that happening. roamer65 Jul 2021 #20
Question. I don't know anything about breathanalyzers. marie999 Jul 2021 #18
So you just fill up your tank before you fill up. marie999 Jul 2021 #19
Dumb ruling. roamer65 Jul 2021 #21
+1000 nt WarGamer Jul 2021 #29
I don't think that's fair. With most service stations being self serve how is the gas station totodeinhere Jul 2021 #23
I don't like it either. WarGamer Jul 2021 #28
Really stupid decision! Nt USALiberal Jul 2021 #30
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