Are your wheels spinning?

If you've ever seen an old western, I'm talking from pre-1970, there is inevitably a scene where a steam locomotive is at a dead stop and taking off.  The camera shots generally include a scene where the wheels are slipping on the tracks.  Just like a worthy endeavor, the wheels slipping at the start, and the fuel consumption being greatest at the start (or take off), is considerably higher than the remainder of the journey. 

So, with that, I am saying, keep spinning your wheels until you have full traction.  Once that occurs, the efficiency of your endeavor adds to the momentum and excitement of your journey.



FYI
Moving freight by rail is 3 times more fuel efficient than moving freight on the highway. Trains can move a ton of freight nearly 500 miles on a single gallon of fuel.
The space shuttle used 90% of it's fuel for take off and can nearly endlessly circle the earth below.