Why Jersey girls − and guys − still don’t pump their own gas
theconversation.com
The Garden State is the only one in the country that forbids self-service gas stations − and that’s not likely to change anytime soon.
The original post: /r/todayilearned by /u/globehater on 2024-10-05 18:45:24.

Original Title: TIL that in 1949, a NJ gas station owner started the first cheap self-serve station in the state; rival stations tried to intimidate him into closing, but when even a drive-by shooting didn’t work, they got the legislature to pass a law banning self-service that is still on the books today