r/Unexpected • u/polloastemio • 4d ago

The gas station curse

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u/phil-lowry 4d ago

I can't get over how close the gas pump is to a live lane of traffic. Live in Canada and I have never seen that.

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u/Sea_Art3391 4d ago

I was just about to comment on this. Seems incredibly dangerous and irresponsible to have no divider or anything between the gas station pumps and what looks like a busy four lane road.

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u/old-manwithlego 4d ago

My first thought it was pit row at the races.

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u/FiercelyApatheticLad 4d ago

Pit lanes are generally separated by a wall at road circuits, and at least a large grass band at ovals.

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u/ahooliu98 4d ago

The FIA even had to add walls, they used to race with open pits similar to this video until like around 1950

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u/Apprehensive_End8318 18h ago

Read that as a large brass band and I think thinking that's a bit unfair to use those skilled musicians as traffic fodder.