Re: Reserve fuel?

["J. Sala" <jsala@skynet.uah.ualberta.ca>]

Rather problems estimating range because of wild speed fluctuation, it's 
more probable that you will be caught in a huge traffic jam. These things 
can take the better part of a day to extract yourself from. Our family's 
advise was never enter an autobahn when your car is near the "R"eserve level.

> From: dmiller@iea.com (Doug Miller)
> Date: Tue, 18 Feb 1997 10:59:25 -0800
> Subject: Re: Reserve fuel?
> 
> That is interesting.  In a country so focused on safe motoring, I'm
> surprised to hear that.  Perhaps due to the extreme variances in speed
> possible there while traveling, drivers have a harder time tracking their
> vehicle's range.  A car normally providing a 350 mile range in a typical
> driving mix might only be able to manage 270 miles at high speeds.  As a
> result, perhaps running out of gas would be more common than in the US
> where our speeds are limited to a narrower range?
> 
> Still, that is a very dangerous thing to do, even if packaged nicely in a
> protective spare tire.
> 
> Doug