My original socialization with regards to machines was not as a farmer but as a helicopter pilot in the Army from 1967 to 1971 , including 1969 in Viet Nam. I can't even count the number of safety briefings I have been to. Helicopters are dangerous... but the safety briefings did not say " Dont fly helicopters"... they talked about avoiding UNNECESSARY risk.

Your reference to the gas in the tank is a red herring for this discussion because that is necessary for the automobile to function.. no choice except that the addition of fuel cell technology as is used in racing is a welcome safety feature...

The description of the oil pump pumping out two gallons in a spray is in the same category,,, necessary for the car to operate,, and unlikely because the engine ususall quits or the break is large enough to cause it to come out in a stream, not a fine mist as postulated.

People have been using the term " small risk" and like phrases to describe the risk,,, but I belive that the operative word in this ,,at least it is as far as my arguments have been based... is.. UNNECESSARY RISK. We see on the news all the time unusual things which alter peoples lives forever,,, or kill loved ones... if that one tiny but UNNECESSARY risk caused one of your loved ones a hand, eye, or death... would you write it off as casually as the descriptions in this thread have been.....? I think not.

Those examples of other risks we face have nothing to do with this discussion.... those LPG trucks and the barges filled with that stuff are very dangerous.. but have nothing to do with weighing the possibility of adding a flammable agent in what could easily be a prime situation with regards to starting an UNNECESSARY fire... and since substitutes are not only available... but sometimes the only legal method,,,as you describe in Florida... then I suggest people avoid them.