Saturday, 1 September 2012

Burning Man Bike Borrowing




The Burning Man festival is up and running in the Black Rock desert in Nevada. Over twenty-five thousand people assemble as Black Rock City literally springs up out of the inhospitable lifeless dust. It is worth considering if you want to get away from it all, though in this case ‘all’ means all and is not an excuse for lying by a pool with a good book and a cocktail. It means using one-ply toilet paper for a start and that would count me out! Who goes there? Judging from the advice about bicycles, nobody you’d want to meet...

HAPPY BICYCLING
    LOCK YOUR BIKE! It is recommended you lock your bike at all times when not in use... No bike is considered stolen unless the lock was cut, and no bike is considered lost until the event is over on Monday. If your bike is missing, you can file a lost bike report at Playa Info at any time during the event.
    DECORATE YOUR BIKE: It is much less likely your bike will be borrowed without permission if it looks unique.
    MARK YOUR BIKE: and ALL of your significant possessions (backpack, camera, etc.) with your name, phone number or email address, and camp location.

The first principle of the ‘culture’ of the city is to include everyone – and that means tossers who are likely to ‘borrow a bike without permission’.

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