[Mpls] Mpls police falling for urban legends?

[Allen G]

Isn't this a state law?  The stickers are plastered on gas pumps.Seems like
they're just following the lead of the state legistlature.

Allen Graetz
Lowry Hill

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Emilie Quast" <e-quas at tc.umn.edu>
To: <mpls at mnforum.org>
Sent: Monday, October 04, 2004 4:13 PM
Subject: [Mpls] Mpls police falling for urban legends?


> I just got a notice from my church administrator (University Lutheran
> Church of Hope in SE Minneapolis) that the Minneapolis Police Department
> just sent out a notice to turn off cell phones when you are pumping gas,
> because of the danger of explosion.  I am not sure what's going on in the
> MPD, but snopes.com (among other debunkers) points out that thorough
> investigation of these incidents have pretty well placed the blame on other
> sources--the cell phone stuff comes from untrained passers-by.  Trained
> investigators say, "Nope."
>
> I'm not saying you SHOULD be yakking away on the phone.  I am saying this
> is a debunked urban legend that doesn't need passing along and more.
>
> Check Snopes, but only if you're willing to read all the way to the end:
>
> http://www.snopes.com/autos/hazards/gasvapor.asp
>
> Emilie Quast
> SE Como
>
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