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James Moylan, engineer behind arrow signaling which side to refuel a car, dies

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Re: James Moylan, engineer behind arrow signaling which side to refuel a car, dies

#11

“Moylan arrow” https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fuel_gauge#Moylan_arrow https://www.vermeulenfh.com/obituaries/james-moylan-2/#!/Obi...

Another car thing that is named after someone: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Monroney_sticker Also known as the "Window Sticker"

Mansfield bars too, if you don’t mind getting ghoulish

Re: James Moylan, engineer behind arrow signaling which side to refuel a car, dies

#12

Earlier quoted context omitted.

Another car thing that is named after someone: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Monroney_sticker Also known as the "Window Sticker"

Mansfield bars too, if you don’t mind getting ghoulish

I have never heard of that name before, and had to do a search. In case anyone else wants info too:

https://www.getgordon.com/faqs/what-is-mansfield-bar/

Re: James Moylan, engineer behind arrow signaling which side to refuel a car, dies

#14

Earlier quoted context omitted.

Mansfield bars too, if you don’t mind getting ghoulish

I have never heard of that name before, and had to do a search. In case anyone else wants info too: https://www.getgordon.com/faqs/what-is-mansfield-bar/

Sorry that was thoughtless of me to not provide a link

Re: James Moylan, engineer behind arrow signaling which side to refuel a car, dies

#17

Why would you not just always put it on the driver's side, since they're the most likely to be doing the refueling?

What happens when they sell the car in a country that drives on the other side of the road? They would have to move everything around.

Re: James Moylan, engineer behind arrow signaling which side to refuel a car, dies

#18
You can do a while lifetimes work, and yet sometimes it's a tiny action like this which can have the biggest benefit to mankind.

Just think how many billions of times someone has avoided pulling up to the wrong side of the pump because of this arrow - literal lifetimes of effort saved.

Re: James Moylan, engineer behind arrow signaling which side to refuel a car, dies

#20

Why would you not just always put it on the driver's side, since they're the most likely to be doing the refueling?

And which side is the driver side? Surprise, it depends on the country. And a Japanese car manufacturer will move the driver controls to sell cars in USA/Continental Europe, but flipping everything else will cost more.

I've driven 2 models of an Italian brand, my previous car had the gas tank on the passenger side, and my current one has it on the driver side. I do wonder why they changed it.

There's also the issue of pulling to a small road side petrol station, having the fuel door on the passenger side means you don't have to be standing next to the busy road while refuelling.

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