Source: Evening News recently participated in an automobile safety training course organized by a manufacturer. In class, an engineer told us that according to the road design of our country, the gas filling hole should be at the right rear of the car, no matter from the perspective of driving safety or refueling safety. Is there such a saying? ! At the same time of surprise, the author made an interview. Should we refuel on the left or right? Experts say that according to general international law, the gas filling hole of a car should be diagonal to the driver's seat. This is achieved by German cars produced in China. For example, Volkswagen, the fuel hole of each car of Volkswagen is the right rear of the car. In this way, when overtaking and side collision occur, the automobile fuel tank will not be damaged, thus protecting the driving safety; On the other hand, when refueling, gas station staff do not need to run to the middle of the road with a refueling gun to refuel the car, which invisibly increases safety. ? Does FAW-Volkswagen Safety Training Engineer refuel on the left or on the right? There is no special regulation in this respect, just like the fuel filler cap can be designed as a square or a circle. In terms of automobile design, according to the principle of equal weight distribution, the fuel tank of an automobile is generally in the middle of the rear, and then the oil is transported to the front engine through the oil pump. Considering the safety, the positions of the left and right oil filler ports are not as important as the safety problems caused by in-line and in-line engines. ? I have tested different cars and found that the fuel tanks of almost all brands are in the middle of the rear. In this case, whether the fuel tank is empty or full, it will not affect the balance of the vehicle. It doesn't matter whether the gas filling hole is on the left or the right. Li Shifu, a senior mechanic, said that drivers should refuel on the right. Europe and the United States, like China, drive from the left to the right, while Japan, Britain and Australia drive from the right to the left. This problem is the same as that of Japanese off-road vehicles and domestic minibuses, and the back door is in the wrong direction. It's not safe to open the door from the left, so it should be set on the right, that is, the roadside. This proves that they have not fully considered our traffic rules, especially Japan. -Netizen Hou Yutao When the car collides, the fuel tank is not easy to be hit, and it will not cause the fuel tank to catch fire. This is the conclusion after studying traffic accidents. Some cars have fuel tanks in the back. The original fuel tank of American Mustang is installed at the back, but it is easy to cause the fuel tank to explode and burn in the event of a rear-end collision. Ford Motor Company concealed this defect from consumers, which led a woman to burn the fuel tank after an accident on the highway and burned her daughter trapped in the car alive. Finally, Ford lost the lawsuit and lost more than 400 million dollars. The lesson of blood makes people realize that the fuel tank is installed at the back of the steering wheel in the opposite direction, both in front and back, and will not be hit when turning and crossing the road. -Netizen Lin Huiming seems to make sense. Anyway, for the sake of safety, the position of the oil filling hole and the position of the exhaust pipe are opposite. As for the habit of seeing countries in various regions over there, it's up to you! -Netizen Li Xiaoqing seems to see the preferences of manufacturers, and different brands of fuel tanks are different. I also saw the fuel tank in the back, under the license plate. But I never understood which cars refueled on the right and which cars refueled on the left. I used to rent a car for a while, and I stopped at the wrong side every time I refueled. I had to get off and see where the air hole was, and then I backed up again. Very annoying. Cars in China always like specialization. ? The netizen big dealer has something to say, is the blowhole on the left or the right? Never noticed. I haven't heard consumers ask this either. The cars we sell are basically left-hand refueling. ? Mr. Cao, a modern distributor in Beijing, has never heard of a customer consulting this question. It seems that hearing you say this will affect driving safety, and we will feedback the relevant opinions to the manufacturers. ? Mr. Qiu, the dealer of Guangzhou Honda, we have something to say. It seems that most people don't pay attention to the small problem of "refueling on the left or refueling on the right". Many people even disagree, thinking that this is just a small detail in the process of refueling. However, judging from the examples of foreign cars, whether the fuel hole is inclined to the driver's seat will really affect the safety of drivers and passengers. In China, regardless of the location of the fuel tank for the time being, according to the driving and refueling habits of drivers in China, what the automobile safety engineer said is not unreasonable. First of all, drivers in China are used to overtaking on the left rear. In case of an accident when overtaking, two cars collide and the fuel hole is on the left, which may damage the fuel tank and even cause the fuel tank to catch fire; Secondly, the gas station is generally on the right side of the road, and the refueling hole is on the right side, which can facilitate the rapid refueling of vehicles. In the interview, the author also found that, comparatively speaking, the fuel holes of Japanese cars and Korean cars are generally on the left, while those of European and American cars are mostly on the right. It seems that the localization process of Japanese and Korean cars still has a long way to go.