I have never turned my vehicle off while pumping gas in my life and have yet to have an issue. Especially coming from a Northern state where it gets pretty cold you see a lot of people doing the same thing. What is the potential risk or is it all just a myth?
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I’m seeing **no solid answers** in this thread justifying this as an actual risk/probability and explaining a technical cause.
Everything I see either:
1. References static electricity between the person and the car (which comes from entering/exiting the vehicle and is unrelated to the car engine state), or
2. Falls back on “why not just be safe?”, or “you could LITERALLY DIE if it catches fire” types of pleas
I sense this could be a myth and just another instance of overzealous safety culture.
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