Gas stations rarely comply with requirements laid out in the Americans with Disabilities Act, leaving us with a fueling system that impedes our mobility. The simple truth is that gas stations just don’t work for people with disabilities, especially people who sit or stand under 4-foot-tall. What the bill proposes is to allow for mobile fueling on demand, a real solution for disabled drivers, to responsibly expand throughout California. Current laws regulating fuel dispensing were written at a time before mobile fueling existed, and as a result, a majority of California Air Districts have outdated rules that don’t allow for responsible mobile fueling. If passed, drivers with disabilities like me can have fuel delivered to our cars without having to deal with the stressors and uncertainties of gas stations.

Source: New York Times March 31, 2022 17:06 UTC