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Originally Posted by Wormius
Newer vehicles might be good, but without anyone refining gasoline, I think the Hummer would be a bad choice for fuel economy alone. They'd be making frequent stops to look for gas stations or abandoned vehicles to siphon gas.
Motorcycles would seem to be the good choice if they didn't need to carry a lot of stuff / kids.
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It blows my mind that in every post apocalyptic mythology, nobody ever thinks to ride a bike or bring one along. Every open road ends with deserted cars that are treacherous at best, unpassable at worst. You can outrun any zombie without breaking a sweat. Much quieter than cars. Don't require fuel. Maintenance is quick and easy. They're literally everywhere.
I think Stephen King's The Stand is the only post-apocalyptic scenario where the characters actually realized they could ride bikes, and they eventually become the primary mode of transportation (as they logically would). But they look dopey on camera and there's probably a lot of administrative nonsense involved with putting actors on bikes, so it never happens ever.