Frugal drivers run out of gas

This could be really great on November 6. Those too stupid to pay attention to their gas guage will be stuck on the side of the road waiting for a miracle, while the rest of us vote.

yeah, well...stupid is as stupid does. When they figure out that today's gas price is cheaper than tomorrow's, maybe they'll come around.

The author shouldn't use words he doesn't know the meaning of. There is nothing "frugal" about miscalculating the amount of gas one needs prior to taking off on a trip. Stupid is probably a better adjective.

I'd put gas in the tank every chance I get. It's not like prices are fluctuating. They're only going up. The longer you wait, the less fuel you end up putting into your car.

That was a pretty ridiculous article. There's no reason for a report about people who don't pay attention to their gas gauges to get published.

"Rather than filling up the tank completely while the price is relatively low, I'm going to fill up half now, and another half later when it will be more expensive."
Does that make sense to anyone?

Hmmm, they fail to mention that the stations tend to put a $75 limit on gas sales per swipe of the card so it's not simply people are unwilling to fill up their tanks all the way, but they are encouraged not to. Most of the time I just give up after spending that much and drive away. It's not pure laziness, but my way of showing I disagree with this low limit. Yes, I realize it only hurts me in the end.

Why is this even a story? The number of people reported running our of gas has doubled to 161...out of how many millions of driving trips made over the course of a year?! Seriously