US: New Jersey may approve self-service pumps ahead of Oregon, Bloomberg says

Legislators of the northeastern state of New Jersey have introduced legislation which could lead to a law allowing drivers to pump their own gasoline faster than a similar move in Oregon, another state located on the Pacific side of the United States, Bloomberg news reported on May 18.

Both states are the only ones across the U.S. that do not allow drivers to pump their own gasoline and the ban, reportedly to make fuel dispensing safer, has been in place for over half a century, according to the report.

Bloomberg said that according to the New Jersey proposal, fuel stations would be required to have at least one self-service pump where gasoline could be sold at a discount.