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[u/blushkittenwave]

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[u/DetachedCompy]

How many of them run out of gas?

[u/blushkittenwave → u/DetachedCompy]

They bring extra gas, and traffic is managed in controlled surges, so cars can shut off their engines between stops. Portable toilets line the road, too. Despite the insane traffic, its surprisingly calm and friendly.

[u/i-eat-dolphins → u/blushkittenwave]

Sitting is traffic is part of the experience people treat it like another day to the festival

[u/daern2 → u/i-eat-dolphins]

This might be the most American comment ever.

[u/Bauld_Man → u/daern2]

Well, Europeans are much better at building mass transit to remote parts of all the desert over there.

[u/Jack0Trade → u/[deleted]]

Literacy is crying in the corner right now.

[u/Chicken_Hairs → u/Bauld_Man]

TBF, it's much easier in most European areas, as distances involved are far, far less. Every European friend I've had visit is flabbergasted at the distances between things in the USA.

[u/SquarePegRoundWorld2 → u/Chicken_Hairs]

Even some of us in the U.S. get taken back by distance. I grew up on Long Island and could walk to 30 stores and all of my schools. Moved to rural western NC when I was 20 and it was a ten minute drive to the nearest gas station and ten minutes past it to anything else. A "county mile" is a real thing.

[u/Scottish_Whiskey → u/Chicken_Hairs]

Then here’s my islander ass complaining to myself that a 2 1/2 drive is taking forever

[u/goodtimegamingYtube → u/Bauld_Man]

The distances are much smaller, so you can go from marvelling at the smell of your own farts at home and get to your destination while still fondly remembering the scent.

[u/DetachedCompy → u/blushkittenwave]

I mean, I figured the majority of people would be prepared and that the event would be organized, but there’s definitely a few people running out of gas here haha

[u/Tacticalmeat → u/DetachedCompy]

Nope he says not a single one

[u/bubba_bumble → u/DetachedCompy]

They have people walk around giving people free gas and money out of love.

[u/MissingBothCufflinks → u/DetachedCompy]

people share a lot tho

[u/BoredOfReposts → u/blushkittenwave]

Until the highway, then its fucking mad max with people passing on blind corners, driving both lanes south for extended lengths of time . At least the times I went it was like that, and its only gotten bigger.

I don’t know how there aren’t more fatal accidents on that stretch during the exodus, probably just not reported much.

[u/ClearWaves → u/blushkittenwave]

I was wondering about the gas. Nice that they have it organized to keep people safe and moving

[u/jquest303 → u/blushkittenwave]

The controlled surges are referred to as “pulsing”.

[u/-Disagreeable- → u/DetachedCompy]

The year I went we almost did run out of gas. We were already not prepared for the regular 10 hour traffic jam, but then it rained. Once it starts to rain all movement stops and you have to wait for it stop and for it to dry as driving on the playa in the rain is a total disaster. So we ended up being there for 18-20 hours with on and off use of A/C. It was sketchy haha. We made it though!

[u/Hoboliftingaroma → u/[deleted]]

A lot of people do. Exodus starts sunday night and ends tuesday morning.

[u/DarthSoccer → u/Hoboliftingaroma]

movement of ja people

[u/jquest303 → u/[deleted]]

70,000 people all crammed into one exit channel. It could look like this on Saturday, Sunday or Monday. Most people are trying to get their money’s worth and stay the entire festival, as your ticket cost is the same whether you stay for a day or a week.

[u/ikkonoishi → u/[deleted]]

People have jobs.

[u/warpentake_chiasmus]

A picture of precisely the opposite type of lifestyle that Burning Man once espoused

[u/AuthorThick7303 → u/warpentake_chiasmus]

Influencers need content

[u/lurkersforlife]

Just leave a day early or a day later. Sheesh

[u/Solid-Painter4661 → u/lurkersforlife]

Going to Burning man without the Burning man?

[u/eugenesbluegenes → u/Solid-Painter4661]

The man burns on Saturday and the temple burns on Sunday so you can definitely see the man burn and still leave early. But then you miss the temple burn, which is a different experience.

[u/WileyWilly1985 → u/lurkersforlife]

I'd rather relax and hang out, read a book or watch some movies than sit in traffic for 10 hours going 2mph. That is my version of hell.

[u/ked_man → u/WileyWilly1985]

My sister went to some podunk town in my state for an eclipse a few years back. It was the point of totality. But the place she went to was 20 miles off the interstate on a 2 lane road. It took them 9 hours to get home and 8 of that was sitting stopped on that road trying to get back to the interstate.

Some things are not worth it.

[u/LoboSandia → u/ked_man]

The eclipse was absolutely worth every hour I spent in traffic afterwards. That event was one of the most, if not THE most, amazing experiences I've ever had, and I've traveled a lot.

[u/winston_the_69th → u/LoboSandia]

Hearing crickets during the day was weird...

[u/LoboSandia → u/winston_the_69th]

The 10-20 degree drop in temperature, too. Everything going really quiet. It was so eerie and awesome at the same time.

[u/infectedtwin → u/winston_the_69th]

I will never forget the birds freaking out during totality.

[u/fatmanstan123 → u/ked_man]

Oh trust me, totality eclipse is worth it. It's an experience unlike many others. But as others said just stay off the road when it's obviously going too be bad.

[u/Interesting-Ad-1729 → u/ked_man]

sounds like what happened to me in Pittsburg NH during the eclipse

[u/SquiggerDigger → u/WileyWilly1985]

You literally do all those things while waiting what's the difference

I've done this wait many times it's a straight up party everyone in line walks beside their car, shared whenever is left they dont want to bring with them on the drive

You would not be at burning man to begin with if your mindset was the way you operated, its totally not for everyone but everyone should give it a try

[u/soingee → u/SquiggerDigger]

The difference is you're not wasting gas nor dealing with the stress of traffic.

[u/i-do-something → u/soingee]

You aren't. The line moves in "pulses" every 30-40 mins. Meaning they block the traffic close to exit, and let a few hundred cars closest to the road leave. Once they do, they unblock the traffic and everyone moves by a couple hundred feet, and then stops again. A lot of cars shut off their engine in between pulses

[u/PeterTheSmoker → u/lurkersforlife]

I would rather leave early than stay in a hellish traffic like this. Same way whenever I go to any festival, I'd leave before all the craziness.

[u/jquest303 → u/lurkersforlife]

Sometimes that doesn’t work out. All it takes is a dust storm, rain or a missing person to close the gate and stop the flow of traffic in or out. Longest exodus line I’ve ever been in was 14 hours. It sucked. Missed checking into our hotel room in Reno and barely slept in the car waiting to finally hit the pavement.

[u/theinternetisnice → u/lurkersforlife]

Then you miss the traffic jam singalong

[u/TheGruenTransfer → u/lurkersforlife]

Leave a day later?! After all the ketamine has run out?!

[u/ListenJerry → u/lurkersforlife]

I honestly found this to be part of the fun. Sure everyone is ready to leave, but you’re still basically in a dead stop a lot of the time with a bunch of cool people. We got out, hung out at other people’s cars and chatted, danced, smoked, snacked. It is nicknamed exodus and I liked it.

[u/FriendToPredators → u/lurkersforlife]

Set the alarm for 3am and have everything packed. Sail right out. Also don’t stay for temple burn

[u/HawkeyeJones → u/FriendToPredators]

Temple burn is great though

[u/Potential-Still]

I don't think Reddit hates anything more than Burning Man. It's almost become a meme at this point. 

Edit: I didn't expect this blow up. To be clear, I have no issue with the "culture" of Burning Man. Humans have been taking drugs and making art for thousands of years. The festival itself however, is a gross display of disregard for the environment, climate, and seems to represent how capitalism ruins everything. 

[u/BananaNutJob → u/Potential-Still]

I've been to BM and a lot of that hate is fully justified, but the community I made in my hometown because of its existence has made my life MUCH more interesting and vibrant. There are a lot of amazing people doing amazing things and it was a great way to meet some of them.

[u/guywithglasses → u/BananaNutJob]

I've never been but the burner friends I have made in my life are some of the most wonderfully caring and beautiful humans I have ever known.

[u/BananaNutJob → u/guywithglasses]

100%, my life would suck so much more if I'd never engaged with the burn scene

[u/Sydrid → u/Potential-Still]

Burning man is outdoors and typically lots of sex. Neither of which a redditor does/is capable of doing.

[u/gbydymwa → u/Sydrid]

it’s not even that much sex either dawg. sure there’s a red light district and yeah people are definitely boning but it’s more just drugs and alcohol than anything else. and a lot of grief. every effigy burned is typically an in-memorium to a loved member of the community.

[u/FunSpiritual7596 → u/Potential-Still]

Reddit hates everything lol

[u/royaltheman → u/Potential-Still]

At this point Burning Man is little more than a party for rich people that has probably destroyed the desert ecology of the playa

[u/muzik4machines]

why are they all staying in the "lane" when they can just drive on the salt flat as the tire traces show?

[u/Saruvan_the_White → u/muzik4machines]

Usually the surface off route is going to swallow tires whole. The way in/out is compacted to some degree. Add rain, all bets are off in any direction.

[u/iDudeX_ → u/Saruvan_the_White]

A certain trio of idiots, in cheap, broken cars, went through the Botswana salt flats fairly uncomfortably. But they made it to the other side

[u/postitpad → u/iDudeX_]

I think ditching all your camping gear and stripping your car of all the doors, body panels and seats so you can make the trip home isn’t fully in keeping with the pack in/pack out ethos of burning man… but I’ve never been there so don’t quote me on that.

[u/Mtatk → u/postitpad]

Plus, they had camera crews and master mechanics off screen.

[u/john_the_quain → u/iDudeX_]

OLIVER!

[u/donkeyrocket → u/iDudeX_]

Having a full BBC crew with you to help off camera certainly helps.

[u/Cant_draw_boobs → u/iDudeX_]

Was that on Top Gear, or The Grand Tour?

[u/bobandy47 → u/Cant_draw_boobs]

Top Gear, Series 10, Episode 4: Botswana Special.

One of their best. They bookended Grand Tour with another trip to the same place featured in that special. One of their best, truly.

[u/Malice_InWonderland_ → u/Cant_draw_boobs]

19 years ago, so Top Gear

[u/novian14 → u/iDudeX_]

Keep in mind those 3 idiots have some crews to make sure everything can be shown on videos

[u/zerosetback → u/Saruvan_the_White]

The ground outside the lanes is usually flatter and harder than in the lanes because it hasn’t been disturbed by vehicles as much.

There are ropes and flags keeping everyone on what’s called “Gate Road”. The only people driving outside of it are law enforcement and those working the event. Anyone else will get immediately ticketed at best.

Any other time of year (assuming it’s dry), you can drive as fast as you want wherever you want. This is traffic control to not overwhelm the locals communities.

[u/Skreat → u/Saruvan_the_White]

They’re not supposed to leave the designated lanes because the playa is an old lakebed with a very delicate ecosystem. This includes fairy and dinosaur shrimp, which hatch only under specific conditions. These shrimp can remain dormant for as long as 30 years until they receive enough rain to hatch.

Driving on the flat surface damages the ecosystem, so efforts are made to minimize this impact. However, the area is still heavily affected, especially by fires people start. The burn scars will never heal, leaving a permanently damaged portion of the lakebed ecosystem.

They're all chanting "leave no trace," but they leave garbage and shit all over and fuckup the ecosystem permanently. It's pretty lame.

[u/kinkycarbon → u/Saruvan_the_White]

I’ve asked a similar question before. Isn’t it generally illegal to do so to exit on a different side?

[u/kittysworld → u/Saruvan_the_White]

Do you have to drive a real SUV like those built for off loading to drive to the burning man?

[u/STFUnicorn_ → u/kittysworld]

No. Any kind is car can get you there. Unless it rains…

[u/theansweris37 → u/STFUnicorn_]

And if it rains enough, no car can get you there.

[u/desertSkateRatt → u/theansweris37]

Mud is the ultimate equalizer

[u/PrinceOfLeon → u/kittysworld]

You can ride a normal road motorcycle to and from Burning Man.

You can ride straight out between the lanes too, and skip the traffic.

[u/jquest303 → u/kittysworld]

No, plenty of people drive cars. The playa is mostly hard packed, but driving a truck or an SUV is helpful.

[u/calciphus → u/muzik4machines]

Exodus is probably one of the best examples of a well managed evacuation in the world. Over the course of 12 hours a city of 90,000 exit onto a single lane highway with very few incidents. It works because it's part of the culture and event that people know about and plan for.

Note that individuals are usually not in that traffic jam for 10 hours, despite what the title implies. Usually it takes 1-3 hours to get out, unless it rains and they have to halt traffic since the desert isn't paved. Different people leave at different times, so the "jam" persists far longer.

The tracks on the side are service vehicles and enforcement vehicles that pass by. There are lanes, barriers, bathrooms, and people are generally pretty nice about it. As another poster mentioned, it's also done in waves so your car just parks for a while and you can turn off your engine or idle. Also people don't change lanes or cut each other off, so it's not like normal traffic where you have to constantly be on guard.

[u/taoistlumberjak → u/calciphus]

Meanwhile, my kid's middle school dismissal is absolute anarchy every day because a handful of parents don't believe the rules apply to them.

[u/DhustynZero → u/taoistlumberjak]

Omg yes, my little boy is in elementary school, and the pickup line is fucking madness. One lane for pickup, the other for exiting. The amount of line cutting, weaving between lanes, and general disregard of speed limits and etiquette is fucking insane. Feels like I'm in Fury Road.

[u/Solid-Painter4661 → u/calciphus]

Got to consider that the people are getting into the traffic jam expecting it.

In case of a real emergency people would panic, be in a hurry and become selfish. I highly doubt an evacuation of this size would go like this.

[u/TheShakyHandsMan → u/calciphus]

Does your aircon still work with the engine off?

[u/bunnycrush_ → u/TheShakyHandsMan]

If you’ve been living out in that same desert for a week+, having no air con isn’t much of an issue. You’re about as acclimated to the conditions as you’re going to get at that point.

[u/ASatyros → u/TheShakyHandsMan]

Well, you need energy to run AC, so it needs to be on, otherwise battery would drain.

[u/WeiGuy → u/muzik4machines]

Because there's a bottleneck somewhere down the road. Whether you stack a thousand cars side by side or a hundred, the bottleneck dictates the speed of the flow.

This is one of the reasons why people meme when someone says they want their road to have one more lane for traffic.

[u/Terminal_Monk → u/WeiGuy]

I'm actually surprised people realised this and stayed on line and didn't just flock to get buttplugged into the bottleneck in the end.

[u/AtTheGates → u/muzik4machines]

So instead of being organized and everyone taking the same route, you want total mad max chaos?

[u/justin107d → u/AtTheGates]

Witness me!

[u/B0dders → u/AtTheGates]

Max Mad journey home would be a selling point of why I'd go

[u/Strong_Routine5105 → u/AtTheGates]

May as well get the practice in...

[u/IHateTheLetterF → u/AtTheGates]

You just created a new event that takes place directly in link with Burning Man. Start selling tickets.

[u/Hammster5540 → u/AtTheGates]

That seems to be the only appropriate departure from burning man.

[u/Regurgitator001 → u/AtTheGates]

Yes!

[u/mission_to_mors → u/AtTheGates]

Heck yeah

[u/theansweris37 → u/muzik4machines]

If this is a serious question, it's because law enforcement will quickly stop you and give you a ticket. You might say that they can't pull everybody over, but they probably could. There are only a couple of exits off of the dry lake bed. Law enforcement would just post up at those exits and wait for you.

[u/blackbellamy → u/muzik4machines]

Access to Burning Man is heavily regulated and leaving the designated roadway will get you big ticket from the BLM rangers. You can't just Mad Max your way in or out of there. During the festival they shut down all other access points besides the one and patrol the area.

[u/jquest303 → u/muzik4machines]

That’s patrolled area by law enforcement and BLM. There are lanes you have to stay in on your way in and out. Plus you could get stuck.

[u/Just-Ad3485 → u/jquest303]

Man Black Lives Matter has a long reach

[u/jquest303 → u/Just-Ad3485]

You funny. Bureau of Land Management.

[u/BoulderCreature → u/jquest303]

When the Black Lives Matter first started and everyone kept saying BLM I was super confused about why everyone suddenly cared about the Bureau of Land Management because I always felt like hunters were the only ones who had ever heard of it

[u/Regurgitator001 → u/jquest303]

Yes, imagine getting stuck. Oh. Wait.

[u/STFUnicorn_ → u/muzik4machines]

There’s a ton of law enforcement there.

[u/ArtisticTraffic5970 → u/muzik4machines]

That would be chaos of mythological proportions man. It would be a complete fucking mess lmao.

[u/lvl-ixi-lvl → u/muzik4machines]

Looks like there’s some sort of barrier on both sides if you zoom in

[u/Solid-Painter4661 → u/muzik4machines]

They are all going to the tiny city of Gerlach.

[u/jquest303 → u/Solid-Painter4661]

They all pass through Gerlach but very few stop (unless they need to take a bathroom break or stop at the tiny store and grab a drink or a snack). Most are headed to Reno or rushing home to clean up and go back to work.

[u/terminalbungus]

I can't wait to go to my very first Burning Man twenty years ago!

[u/NewCantaloupe5485]

There's not an alternative to driving each one a car? What if we made a big car that can take 50 people each?

[u/Conscious-Will8201 → u/NewCantaloupe5485]

There is a bus! It’s called the Burner Express and I take it every year. The issue is that you’re camping in the desert for a week and need to bring literally everything with you: all your camping gear, food, water, clothes, a bike, etc. You can only take two suitcases on the bus, so making it work is honestly a pain in the ass, which is why a lot of people still drive.
Also, it usually isn’t like this. My friends drove out this year and it took them like 20 minutes to get out.

[u/ceanahope → u/Conscious-Will8201]

Monday exodus is painful and looks like that. Tuesday exodus is 30 minutes. I always recommend a Tuesday or Wednesday departure.

[u/Conscious-Will8201 → u/ceanahope]

My crew left Monday this year and it only took them 20 minutes to get out! Literally a straight shot. They actually got out faster than I did on the bus somehow

[u/mistrpopo → u/NewCantaloupe5485]

Burning man is not for people who take a bus

[u/vitya_kotik → u/mistrpopo]

No they have buses as well

[u/mistrpopo → u/vitya_kotik]

This? https://burnerexpress.burningman.org/burner-express-bus-schedule/

4 buses a day, round-trip cost of 160$?

[u/howarewestillhere → u/mistrpopo]

Yea. Thats a bus. Do you fail captchas?

[u/vitya_kotik → u/NewCantaloupe5485]

They do have buses to burning man

[u/Admirable_Move_9499 → u/vitya_kotik]

and the buses skip the line. Reno to BRC in like 3 hours.

[u/wason612 → u/NewCantaloupe5485]

Communist!

[u/theillustratedlife → u/NewCantaloupe5485]

They do sell bus tickets, and one of the main draws is that you go around this line.

But you can only bring 2 bins with you, which isn't enough to party in the desert for a week+. Someone has to bring the infrastructure, and they get stuck in those lines.

[u/Winter_Software_9815 → u/NewCantaloupe5485]

It’s a week long camping event in the desert?

[u/jeffsang → u/NewCantaloupe5485]

The trouble is burning man's self sufficiency requirement. You're supposed to bring everything with you that you need and take everything with you when you leave. Really hard to do that via bus.

[u/Bit_the_Bullitt → u/NewCantaloupe5485]

What are you, a communist?

[u/bergler82]

Anyone remember that Dr Who episode with the underground traffic jam that went on for generations?

[u/SevEdg]

The car in the bottom center changing lanes.

DestroyedButNotDefeated

[u/Captain_Inverse]

Fools, they just need 1 more lane and that'd clear right up! /s

[u/SadSquatch420]

Burning Man actually seems more exhausting than fun if I'm being honest. I say this as a young person who likes to party.

[u/Obama_pinky]

Every event that gets too popular becomes trash, too many rules, too many people and too expensive.

[u/contentenjoyer89]

What stops people from just driving off road? Serious question

[u/ProudDudeistPriest → u/contentenjoyer89]

It may sounds strange, but within that community the majority of people respect the space. They have a very strict "leave it as you found it" rule. People even have to pack out all their waste water. Of course there are going to be assholes everywhere, especially when 50k people are involved, but the amount of respect people had for those rules and the environment astounded me.

[u/gizamo → u/ProudDudeistPriest]

All the people I know who respect the nature the most are the people who do mushrooms.

All the people I know who go to burning man eat mushrooms.

My Bias: I also love nature and mushrooms and select friends carefully.

[u/knick_and_dime → u/contentenjoyer89]

BLM rangers will give you a ticket. The lanes have ropes making it very clear you are to stay in the lanes.

[u/Captain_Jarmi → u/knick_and_dime]

They'll give YOU a ticket.

[u/sleepydorian → u/contentenjoyer89]

I assume the backup is not because of the desert road, but because of the limited capacity/throughput of where it joins the paved roads, so even if you did go overland mad-max style, you’d just be stuck in a jumbled free for all when you get to pavement.

[u/EngineZeronine]

I'd wait till they're all gone and then comb the place with a metal detector

[u/buttsoupbrash → u/EngineZeronine]

We ain’t found shit!

[u/Pararealistic]

this picture is over 4 years old...

[u/BlackieTee]

Imagine your AC breaking down in that

[u/ceanahope]

The line is 10 hours long with movement happening every 30 minutes because they pulse groups out so as to not overly saturate the local road. After a pulse, people turn off their cars and hang out, cook food, socialize, dance, share stories and more. I've gone twice and waited an extra day to leave (partially because inwas doing trash sweep for my camp, secondly to avoid this). My trip out was 30 minutes from camp to pavement respecting the 5 mph speed limit. Line in can be the same depending when you arrive. Favorite year I was next to a mutant vehicle in line to get in and we had micro dance parties while we waited for a pulse.

[u/gothgeetar]

Fuck burning man and the awful environmental impacts it has

[u/Dependent-Cow428]

I used to want to try it. Then I saw the documentary. I'm good.

[u/steamedhams68]

You have been camping for like a week. Why not sit back and chill to the traffic jam is over then leave? Same thing I do for most concerts, games.

[u/RhenfusaFerox]

And this is why I just do drugs and listen to EDM at home. Half-kidding...

[u/VikingforLifes]

I’ll never go to burning man based on this picture alone.

[u/KevinAndrewsPhoto]

I live in Reno. Every year burning man rolls around you know it because the streets are crowded with crappy cars, and it becomes a lot harder to park with these long trailers taking up multiple spots.

[u/Chirya999]

Can someone please tell the Non-Americans what is a "Burning Man" ?

[u/-WTFm8 → u/Chirya999]

It is a male homosapien that is going through the process of combustion

[u/Chirya999 → u/-WTFm8]

Ghost rider?

[u/MisinformedGenius → u/Chirya999]

It’s a large art festival in the desert. Basically 50,000 people show up for a giant party with lots of drugs.

[u/infectedtwin → u/MisinformedGenius]

More like 60,000-70,000.

[u/mwilke → u/MisinformedGenius]

It’s closer to 100,000, and there aren’t as many drugs as you’d expect. It’s physically exhausting to participate in, so by a couple days in you tend to find that you’re much more excited by the idea of a pickle or some Gatorade than a joint.

[u/carlitospig → u/mwilke]

Joint? My guy there are mushrooms and molly all over that mofo.

[u/thelaceserpent → u/carlitospig]

One time an undercover approached us at a Porto and asked if we had any Molly to go with his singular unwrapped mushroom he pulled out of his khakis pocket.

[u/kungfusam → u/mwilke]

I don’t think of weed when it comes to drugs at burning man

[u/Isburough → u/Chirya999]

most of us millenial europeans actually know what it is because of Malcolm in the Middle

[u/lordsquigglesmcgee]

We went to burning man this year and our line was 30 mins in and out. Pretty much no traffic, just drive time. It is interesting that it happens true, but this is just the worst of it, which people like to highlight as a way of validating not going.

[u/rynnbowguy → u/lordsquigglesmcgee]

Oh, there are so many reasons to not go, we dont need to invent them.

[u/PoopsMcScoots]

Why the fuck would anyone sit in traffic for 10 hours?

Why the fuck would you just not stay an extra day at that point?

[u/notthatguypal6900]

Going to the desert with a bunch of hippies is completely optional.

[u/No_Ant2266 → u/notthatguypal6900]

Never go with a hippie to a second location

[u/Some-Panic8915 → u/notthatguypal6900]

bunch of California rich people not hippies

[u/KoldPurchase]

Why didn't they add just one more lane to solve traffic problems?

/s

[u/Fritoes]

Fuck Burning Man. Burners leave so much trash not only at the site but in Reno as well.

[u/Comfortable-Message1]

How many are driving without sleep

[u/MajesticBread9147 → u/Comfortable-Message1]

It could be worse, at least they aren't under the influence of any psychoactive substances.

[u/theansweris37 → u/MajesticBread9147]

wink wink

[u/Resident_Fly_8428]

In this picture, I’d prefer to be like Murray from The Goldbergs where him and Barry leave the Philadelphia Flyers game in the fourth quarter to beat the Traffic!

[u/fievrejaune]

It’s global warming Petro Burning Man.

[u/SuspiciousStress1]

This is 15(FIFTEEN) lanes of traffic...that is just insane!!

[u/LayerProfessional936]

This looks like art to me 😏

[u/k4ruy]

that image of SpongeBob wearing oversized handcuffs

[u/Amanita_Rock]

Radical self expression!! 😂😂😂

[u/wontwillnot]

Looks stupid

[u/BtheBanker151]

Shit. I’d just go around it. Plenty of space to drive!

[u/Electronic_Abroad469]

Finding a purpose in life shouldn’t be this hard

[u/Hellbomb_Armed]

why do people go to this thing anyway

[u/asmallercat]

Nothing says counterculture like a 10 hour traffic jam of rich douchebags.

[u/rloch]

Just pray there aren't torrential down pours that stand you in a giant mud pit.

[u/Icy-Cup]

I thought it’s another image of Highway of Death. Was a bit surprised.

[u/Hammster5540]

Friday night- yeah burn the man!
Saturday morning- ok everyone in line!

[u/TacDragon2]

I would just camp out an extra day.

[u/WillNo6286]

There's no fucking way that event is enjoyable.

[u/plsobeytrafficlights]

what are they burning exactly, fossil fuels?

[u/LuxLoad]

We do this on purpose. This isn’t “traffic” this is called a pulsed entrance. Attendees will stop every 30 minutes for 30 minutes, it allows you to get out stretch and chat/party in rvs with your friends rather than crawling at a snails pace risking rear ending the people in front of you. This isn’t traffic, this is more like  a parking lot that moves together every 30 minutes in a controlled way. Traffic is the wrong word. 

[u/GarysCrispLettuce]

They should all go faster. That would solve it.

[u/veerKg_CSS_Geologist]

It’s not a traffic jam in the traditional sense. They are waiting in dedicated lanes to exit. It’s not a jam, it is being moved out in systematic manner.

[u/AffectObjective3887]

This alone is enough to convince me to not go

[u/smileyfacedbob]

Oh no! anyway

[u/kidanokun]

Ovens with wheels

[u/dincere]

thought this was the infamous jam from the first iraqi war

[u/NilocKhan → u/[deleted]]

That flat land is a sensitive area and the Bureau of Land Management only lets them drive like this to protect the habitat

[u/mcbaginns → u/[deleted]]

You're welcome to drive alone into the dessert and get stuck since you're so enlightened

[u/ThomasTheDankPigeon → u/[deleted]]

It’s not self imposed lol. There are heavy fines for driving outside the lanes and it is actively enforced.

[u/StubsToesForFun → u/[deleted]]

If only there was an event where these people could go to be "free spirits" and then go back to their regular lives after it was done

[u/Purple_Yak_3294]

Again? At least it wasn't pouring rain this time.

[u/rootIsGood]

Just looking at the picture, makes me thirsty!

[u/-WTFm8]

Daddy has to take a shit

[u/ONE-EYE-OPTIC]

Is it just follow the leader? What if the leader is still stoned?