it's been the law. >> new jersey assembly woman patricia egan jones is referring to the retail gasoline dispensing safety act. >> it was a safety issue. we weren't going to allow ordinary folks to get out of their cars and pump gas. >> that was back in 1949. two years after the country's first self service station opened. >> do you think it's still applies. >> it can be safety issue. i've seen people pull away with nozzles in their car. it's not a pretty sight. >> no more dangerous in pennsylvania than in new jersey. >> when it's raining and it's snowing and it's cold outside. >> you can just pull up you don't have to get out of your car especially at night. >> i actually love new jersey because you don't have to get out of your car. >> there are some who oppose it. >> i believe it drives the price up. >> critics say drivers in new jersey could save anywhere from five to 7 cents a gallon if they pumped their own gas. >> we might save but in the long run it would affect their economy...