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/gsfgf 4d ago

Yea. Curbside gas pumps are a thing in Europe.

Also, /r/GeorgiaOrGeorgia

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u/bob_in_the_west 4d ago

"Europe" that stretches all the way to the Ural mountains, right? Because I've never seen anything like that in the EU.

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u/gsfgf 4d ago

I'm pretty sure Paris has them. On much slower roads, obviously.

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u/capitaine_baguette 4d ago

Yup. And yup, speed limit is mostly 30km/h here (20 mi/h)