India, Aug. 14 -- Every day, we do certain things we accept as normal but never question why. One of those activities is switching off our vehicle at the petrol pump station. But have you ever wondered why the staff at a petrol pump ask you to do the same? We are here to answer that question for you:

It is quite a standard procedure for a car or motorcycle driver to be asked to switch off their engine while refuelling at a petrol pump. However, many people don't turn off their engine while refuelling because they don't know why they have to.

For most of us, stopping at a petrol pump to refuel the tank is just another pit stop in our busy lives - a quick pause before we rush off to our next destination. Every petrol station is designed t...