Gas pump handles at fuel stations were routinely maintained through wiping.
Staff passed cloths dampened with cleaning solutions over the handles multiple times daily, clearing away residue from fuel, oils, and hand contact.
These actions repeated consistently across stations.
Such wiping has ceased.
Gas pump handles remain extended from dispensers, gripped securely by drivers during refueling.
Fuel continues to flow through the system as vehicles fill.
The ongoing operation of gas pump handles occurs without those wiping actions.