Dear Fellow Advocates:
As the petroleum industry shifted from a full service to a self service industry, they forgot about us. Many of us drivers with disabilities actually need help getting gas into our vehicles and by law they are required to pump our gas if there is more than one employee on duty.
The two basic problems with this are:
- 1) We don't know how many employees are inside.
- 2) We have no consistent way of letting them know we need assistance when we get there.
There are millions of us drivers out there and we need to let our voices be heard.
We need you to do 5 things!
- 1) Watch these news videos about how drivers all over the country can't get gas in their car.
- 2) Fill out the survey (takes about 5 minutes).
- 3) Visit our document library to see model legislation to fix this problem.
- 4) Share this site with other drivers with disabilities.
- 5) Write legislators on Federal, State and local levels to share your frustrations and let them know your thoughts about the current guidelines being given to the petroleum industry. If they don't hear from you - then they won't know there's a problem! We have provided a sample letter you can use. Just replace those items enclosed in brackets ([..]) with your information, print and mail to your legislator!
Please take the time to read up on this issue. Many of us have a local gas station that know our cars when we pull up; however, if I were to come to your state, I would have no idea how and who was the "good guy" to pump my gas, thereby limiting my ability to travel.
The changes we are asking for are simple, clear, not too onerous and they would make our lives so much better.
Please don't hesitate to contact me if you have any questions.
Sincerely,
Mike Harris
Executive Director
Michigan Paralyzed Veterans of America
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