Or make it so you can pump on both sides of the car, like we have.
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
#122Re: James Moylan, engineer behind arrow signaling which side to refuel a car, dies
#123Cars in India don't have this arrow. The inlet is always on the left (passeger) side. I wonder if there is some regulation governing this. Edit: though I have never seen / noticed any cars with the fuel inlet on the driver's side some imported cars may have them. I guess this is a first world problem.
When I lived in India you bought petrol from the petrol station in 2 litre plastic bottles.
Re: James Moylan, engineer behind arrow signaling which side to refuel a car, dies
#124Earlier quoted context omitted.
It's almost impressive that they designed a port that feels so wrong when you actually get it right
I worked in an IT department at one time and encountered USB-A plugs forced into Ethernet ports. It seems so unlikely that I’ve just searched it to see if it’s possible, but am getting no hits.
My laptop has one of these ethernet ports that half close when not in use. It doesn't work anymore because someone mistook it for the USB port that's right next to it when distractingly plugging their keyboard in.
Re: James Moylan, engineer behind arrow signaling which side to refuel a car, dies
#125You 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.
What's wrong with pulling up to the wrong side of the pump? I do it all the time when the petrol station is busy, just pull the hose over to the other side and fuel the car anyway.
Re: James Moylan, engineer behind arrow signaling which side to refuel a car, dies
#126Cars in India don't have this arrow. The inlet is always on the left (passeger) side. I wonder if there is some regulation governing this. Edit: though I have never seen / noticed any cars with the fuel inlet on the driver's side some imported cars may have them. I guess this is a first world problem.
When I lived in India you bought petrol from the petrol station in 2 litre plastic bottles.
Really? When was this?
Re: James Moylan, engineer behind arrow signaling which side to refuel a car, dies
#127You 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.
What's wrong with pulling up to the wrong side of the pump? I do it all the time when the petrol station is busy, just pull the hose over to the other side and fuel the car anyway.
The hose won't always reach.
Re: James Moylan, engineer behind arrow signaling which side to refuel a car, dies
#128Earlier quoted context omitted.
What's wrong with pulling up to the wrong side of the pump? I do it all the time when the petrol station is busy, just pull the hose over to the other side and fuel the car anyway.
The hose won't always reach.
In my experience that's only true in TV adverts from my childhood. I've never had one unable to reach in real life.
Re: James Moylan, engineer behind arrow signaling which side to refuel a car, dies
#129Anybody else get confused by whether the arrow represents where the car should be or the pump?
Yeah, it's a bit counter-intuitive.
Re: James Moylan, engineer behind arrow signaling which side to refuel a car, dies
#130Indian vehicles do not have this arrow.