alt Hacker NewsIs the side to fill up evenly balanced between cars in average? I imagine there is value to make it close to 50/50 to simplify the logistics at the gas station. I was thinking car manufacturers perhaps had agreed so that some brands do it one way and some do it another
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zmgsabst • today at 7:33 AM
Even if there was a single side for filling, direction of approach being random is enough for 50/50 utilization of the pumps — so I’m not convinced there’s a pressure to spread which side the tank is on.
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No the filler placement is sort of a cultural or historical thing.
Usually European cars have filler on the passenger side while American and Japanese put them on the driver side.
Afaik passenger side fillers are more safe if you run out of gas and need to fill up from a canister at the side of the road.
While driver side fillers are more comfortable because you don't have to walk as far to get there.