Diesel is safer,

[Jim@sea]

In a Weekly Classic Car Magazine they report the unfortunate death of a classic car owner who had been transferring petrol and it was on his clothes, it is thought that when he rubbed his hands together the static electricity generated ignited the petrol which caused his death.

Transferring petrol etc is something Boat Owners do all the time.

 

[Bigplumbs]

In a Weekly Classic Car Magazine they report the unfortunate death of a classic car owner who had been transferring petrol and it was on his clothes, it is thought that when he rubbed his hands together the static electricity generated ignited the petrol which caused his death.

Transferring petrol etc is something Boat Owners do all the time.

And any one with a real lawn mower. Makes you think though

Dennis

 

[rbcoomer]

Safer from an explosion / fire perspective, but not for health. I guess it depends how you quantify risks.

 

[Whippersnapper]

Petrol is really quite dangerous. Petrol has a flash point of something like -33°C meaning an ignition source can cause an explosion in practically any circumstance. Diesel is +50°C

 

[GrahamHR]

Yet millions, quite possibly billions of petrol powered machines worldwide are in use with very few blowing up. I've had more electric kettles blowing up than the combined total of petrol powered cars/ boats/ hedge trimmers. chainsaws/ lawnmowers I have owned, none of which have blown up/ caught fire,

 

[Bigplumbs]

I have over 60 petrol engines ranging from 15 cc to 3000 cc and not an issue yet

Dennis

 

[Robert Wilson]

Petrol is really quite dangerous. Petrol has a flash point of something like -33°C meaning an ignition source can cause an explosion in practically any circumstance. Diesel is +50°C

Interesting; and alarming! I didn't know petrol's flash point was so low.

Just a thought, does mixed 2-stroke fuel e.g. 50:1 have a higher flash point?