"Curiosity" type question....

[Franco Barber]

On Wed, Jun 04, 2003 at 12:29:01PM -0400, cobram at juno.com wrote:
> Per Lindgren <lindgre at online.no> writes:
>
> > I haven't noticed that, but what I have noticed is that LHD cars
> > usually has the fuel filler on the right side, RHD (read: Japanese)
> usually
> > has it on the left side. This is practical, because when you pull up to
> > the pump, you wont have the problem of slamming the driver's door into
> > the fuel pump when you get out of the car.
>
...
> Since most gas stations had small covered islands you could pull up to
> the pump and communicate your needs ...
...
> I personally find it much more convenient when the vehicle has the filler
> on the drivers side.

This all assumes that the gas pump is on an island and you can
drive up either side you choose.  I don't know how common it is
in the rest of Europe, but in my part of southern Italy, it was
quite common to have a gas station that consisted of just a
pump or two on the side of the road.  You could only pull up to the
pump in one direction, and if your filler tube was on the left,
the gas jockey would have to stretch the fuel hose all the way over
to the other side of the car.  What if the hose is too short?

So, I go by the theory that to account for small gas stations on
the side of the road the filler tube ought to be on the curb side,
and where the curb is depends on whether you're in a LHD or a RHD country.


Franco


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