@lichter: Depends. In my headcanon things like gas (in Gothic) are near Mad Max level of rare/coveted. Streets, roads, freeways, are littered with wrecked and or abandoned vehicles making it easier to cut through the city on foot (or on things like quads and cycles - or aerially). If the risk and waste outweigh the practical application, then no, they wont be in the Gothic claim.
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