Why was it thought that cellphone use in petrol stations was dangerous, and what changed so that it is not the case anymore?

Question

I distinctly remember seeing “no cellphone” signs near petrol pumps, but at some point they disappeared. What happened?

In: Technology

Answer 1

People are scared of new things. The strange dangerous *radiation* is surely going to cause problems with so much dangerous flammable liquid and gases.

But then cellphones got everywhere and nothing bad really happened so people stopped being scared.