| In the city the fuel consumption on the | | | | avoid also a sharp braking, especially in |
| similar cars at different drivers can differ | | | | carburettor machines where through jets of |
| from 10 to 20 percents. If you wish to save | | | | idling the superfluous quantity of fuel is |
| your fuel, begin with choosing the right | | | | exhausted. |
| route. It is better to pass a little bit | | | | |
| greater distance, but to not stop on traffic | | | | As well as in the city, it is necessary to |
| lights and in traffic tangle. This advice may | | | | drive in regular intervals without |
| be especially useful in the large cities. It | | | | unnecessary accelerations and delays on the |
| is necessary to consider everything - time of | | | | main roads. The optimum speed, which allows |
| day, day of week, a season, presence of any | | | | receiving a high average speed and the |
| establishments in area. | | | | minimal fuel consumption, is 90-100 km/h. Its |
| | | | increase above 100 km/h leads to appreciable |
| The street traffic practically does not give | | | | growth of the fuel consumption. |
| a gain in time. The most rational mode is a | | | | |
| driving in the general stream. Smoothly | | | | If you often need to drive outside the city, |
| accelerate the speed and in due time pass to | | | | lead the following experiment: refuel the |
| the raised transfer. For the cars equipped by | | | | whole tank and write down the indications of |
| a tachometer, it is better to hold turns | | | | the speedometer (or null the indications of |
| within the limits of 2000-3000 rev/min. On | | | | daily run). On refuelling in the terminal |
| the equal sections it is possible to drive on | | | | point again refuel up to the maximum and |
| the fifth transfer, but at the decreased | | | | count the charge. Next time change the mode |
| turns sometimes the consumption will be | | | | of driving (for example, speed - not above |
| higher than on the fourth transfer at the | | | | 100 km/h) and again measure the consumption. |
| same speed. | | | | |
| | | | Thus, it is possible to calculate a rational |
| At long stops in traffic tangles or on | | | | mode for a concrete route. If you accelerate |
| traffic lights it is possible to suppress the | | | | the car outside of the city, it is necessary |
| engine. The general principle of economic | | | | as soon as possible to pass on the maximum |
| driving in the city is to choose as much as | | | | transfer. |
| possible uniform mode of driving, beforehand | | | | |
| to stop accelerating before any obstacle. | | | | And last advice that will allow you to cut |
| | | | fuel consumption expenses is to not drive in |
| In order to save more fuel, it is necessary | | | | general. Probably, the offer will seem silly, |
| to go slowly. In traffic tangles it is | | | | but you may agree, that the less you drive |
| important to keep constant speed so it is | | | | the machine, the less you spend gasoline. So |
| necessary to watch preservation of a | | | | you can go eventually, by bus or train. Lend |
| distance. In fact in the rush hours the | | | | with the car for necessary trips to your |
| machines are compelled to start sharply and | | | | relatives, friends or neighbours. |
| sharply to brake, that increases the fuel | | | | |
| consumption. Sharp start is a true way to | | | | Foot and bicycle walks are the best way to |
| spend fuel for nothing as by sharp pressing a | | | | save both money, and health. And every time |
| pedal of gas in cylinders greater portions of | | | | before jumping in the car - quite often only |
| fuel move. On small speeds it is not | | | | to reach to the shop behind a corner, - ask |
| necessary to use the raised transfers as the | | | | yourself: is it obligatory to drive the car |
| charge of fuel raises. It is necessary to | | | | for this purpose? |