# What happened to the Grounding Strap dragging beneath gasoline tankers?

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**Created:** [August 30, 2023, 4:02am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/what-happened-to-the-grounding-strap-dragging-beneath-gasoline-tankers/192561 "2023-08-30T04:02:39Z")\
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**Author:** ![It\_s-Me](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/it_s-me/32/12660_2.png) [@It\_s-Me](https://community.cartalk.com/u/It_s-Me)\
**Post date:** [August 30, 2023, 4:18am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/what-happened-to-the-grounding-strap-dragging-beneath-gasoline-tankers/192561/2 "2023-08-30T04:18:02Z")

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Some people have a short memory

> [@What happened to Ground Straps seen dragging beneath fuel trucks years ago?](https://community.cartalk.com/t/what-happened-to-ground-straps-seen-dragging-beneath-fuel-trucks-years-ago/90680):
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> Are tires now made with an electrically conductive material? Or was road surface friction from the ground straps producing more of an electrical charge? Thank you.

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