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Oregon has ended a decades-old ban on self-serve gasoline. For the first time in 72 years, motorists across the Pacific Northwest state can grab a nozzle and let the gas

SALEM, Ore. (AP) — For the first time in 72 years, Oregon motorists can grab a fuel nozzle and pump gas into their cars on their own, since a decades-old

That leaves New Jersey as the only state that prohibits motorists from pumping their own gas

SALEM, Ore. -- For the first time in 72 years, Oregon motorists can grab a fuel nozzle and pump gas into their cars on their own, since a decades-old ban on self-serve gas stations has been revoked.

New Jersey's 1949 ban on self-service pumps remains a source of pride for some in a state where bumper stickers declare "Jersey Girls Don't Pump Gas."

Oregon lifts ban on drivers pumping their own gas

That leaves New Jersey as the only state that prohibits motorists from pumping their own gas.

SALEM, Ore. (AP) — For the first time in 72 years, Oregon motorists can grab a fuel nozzle and pump gas into their cars on their own, since a decades-old

Across the Beaver State, drivers took to social media to boast of pumping their own gas, while local new outlets published step-by-step instructions to help bewildered first-timers.

Gas station owners complained of the labor shortage and wildfires making hiring hard.