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Article: The Morning Call, Allentown, Pa., The Road Warrior column: Cell phone static theory doesn't have a spark of truth.(Column)
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- The Morning Call (Allentown, PA)
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- February 26, 2007
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Byline: The Road Warrior
Feb. 26--Q: I see many people using a cell phone at the gas pumps. Is this safe? I mean, with static electricity about? Ron Bolza
North Whitehall Township A: It's a lot safer using a cell phone while pumping gas than while driving down the road, Ron. And it's safer than starting to pump the gas, getting back in your car, then emerging without touching any metal parts on the car before grasping the steel fuel-filler nozzle again. That's where the spark could occur that might ignite gasoline vapors -- and sometimes does, according to accident statistics. Your clothes rubbing against the car seat could build up static ...