All of Oregon can now pump their own gas
All gas stations in Oregon are now allowed to make some of their pumps self-service, making New Jersey the last state to restrict self-service.
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All gas stations in Oregon are now allowed to make some of their pumps self-service, making New Jersey the last state to restrict self-service.
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grab a fuel nozzle and pump gas into their cars on their own, since a decades-old ban on self-serve gas stations has been revoked.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."
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