discovery4us wrote:
As I was driving to a welcome to the new year and new regulations meeting yesterday and following a tanker truck I couldn't help but think of this thread and how happy I was that I did not see your small gas can in front of me:):):):):).
In the meeting they discussed portable fuel containers and one item was to start phasing out portable metal fuel containers. The thought process is a metal fuel can may cause sparks when it bounces on the road surface whereas a plastic container would not cause sparks.
So ... a dispensing-safety compliant plastic container that bounces on the road surface and bursts to spread loose gasoline all over everything close by to be ignited by whatever ... is more safe than an overall-safety compliant steel container that bounces on the road surface and does not burst but maybe makes a spark when there is no loose gasoline around?
I'll place my bet on the steel safety certifed can ... but of course high-quality safety does not come cheap. :)
