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