Chances are, somewhere on your car’s dashboard, there’s a
little icon that looks like a gas pump with an arrow. The arrow either points
to the right or the left, showing which side of your car should be nearest the
gas pump when you go to refill your tank. The guy you should thank for this:
James Moylan. James was an engineer working for Ford Motor Company in the 80’s.
He came up with the idea after a frustrating experience at a gas station. He
realized lots of people – especially those in borrowed or rented vehicles –
have to guess which side the gas cap is on when they pull up to the station. If
they guess wrong, they inconvenience everyone to reposition. The 1989 Ford
Escort and Mercury Tracer were among the first cars to feature the helpful
little icon. Today, gas tank indicators are standard in nearly every new car worldwide.
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