I have been in the position to be working with tunnel operators. One of the things I noticed is how often people have a breakdown in the relatively short pieces of tunnels. One of the worst places to breakdown, since generally there are no hard shoulders in tunnels. One of the main causes of these breakdowns are not mechanical, but just running out of fuel.
Running out of fuel on any road can be dangerous. You don't want to be hit by any traffic or cause a accident because other need to avoid you. Besides running your car almost out of fuel is bad; the fuel pump can overheat (cooled by the fuel) and you suck up all the sediment from the bottom of your fuel tank (clog your engine).
I would recommend to always keep mine fuel tank at least half full. This not only saves time when you are late for an appointment, but also allows you to have enough fuel for emergency's. Family emergency's or a evacuation because of an mayor emergency. I always top off mine fuel tank on the way home, when my fuel gauge is showing mine tank is less than half full.
Personally i'm not a fan of storing fuel in fuel cans due to fuel degrading and safety issues.
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