NudeDiver
Contributor
I have. When its several hundred miles between fuel stations (that are open), and it is cold and dark and icy, you need to plan this stuff out. Sometimes, you even have to stop for the night - not because you are tired, or because there are no hotels further on, but because if you keep driving, you will run out of gas before you get to the next gas station that is open.How many folks driving down the highway do you think have planned their trip based on fuel consumption rates and fuel capacities? Their planning probably does not go much further than knowing, from experience, whether they will have to stop and get gas or not.
Also comes into play if you are on a motorcycle and have a 3 gallon tank.
I see people on the side of the road, filling up their cars with a jug all the time. I've even been one of them - on several occasions.
Gas planning is important