http://www.infoplease.com/askeds/bans-gas-pumping.html


New Jersey and Oregon are the only U.S. states that currently ban self-service gas stations.
The purpose of these laws was to protect consumers and gas station owners from costly, and possibly deadly, accidents. Better education and improved technology, however, have made pumping gas much safer and easier for consumers over the last 50 years. Since the 1970s, self-service gas stations have grown in popularity.
The New Jersey law was enacted in 1949 and the Oregon law in 1951. Each statute has stood up to several challenges in those two states.
Disabled motorists are most interested in seeing such laws survive. For those motorists with a disability, pumping gas is not an option and they depend on the employees of full-service stations.
Despite requirements outlined in the Americans with Disabilities Act, many self-service stations do not provide a full-service option for disabled drivers, nor provide those services at self-service rates.

 

I have not seen a gas attendant in 25 years or so, I didn't know they still exist!!

 

I like it. Keeps more Americans working. And I love the gas prices there.

Here around the Chicago area it you can even find full service it is usually $0.40 to $0.50more a gallon.

 

Why the panic? Make sure that your paint surfaces are waxed and if anything spills than simply wet & wipe it off, no?

 

I used to live in Jersey - agree on a bike you want to pump your own. But MAN I miss it in a car. That is the best thing about living in NJ - Cheap gas pumped by someone else while you never get out. They need to get that in Wisconsin...

 

never had a peoblem in NJ they hand me the pump and i fuel my bike myself

 

I live in Oregon and have never had an attendant fill my bikes. Most of them look pretty nervous when you ride up to the pump and I think they are more than happy to hand you the nozzle.

 

Never had an attendant pump gas into my Ultra or Corvette, but my other vehicles. Few of the Kwik Fill Gas Stations in New York which does have attendants.

 

I live in New Jersey and have come across only 1 gas station that would not let me pump my own gas. Obviously, I don't use that station anymore.

 

I've been in NJ for 2yrs now and I never had an attendant try to pump my gas while on my Hawg, also I never saw an American gas attendant here either.