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2004 Blacktop Gazette Pre Event 2004 Town Hall Edition Vol. 3 Issue#4 Do you REALLY want to drive at Burning Man? TEXT ALI HAWXHURST As cities evolve, so does transportation. “Driving is a privilege at Burning Man, sary to create the whimsically beautiful The car was intimidating because it had the Unlike most cities, Black Rock City’s survival not a right,”says Jewelz Cody,aka Grits, Head mutant vehicles. Other vehicles, shallowly- potential to cause damage, was dark and we depends on participants rejecting the prevail- of the DMV.With the survival of the event at disguised convenience vehicles, evidenced the had to be very careful about where we were ing car culture of the default world and stake, 2004 will see an enforcement team and persistence of car culture in our society. going.”Photos and video can be viewed at embracing alternative transportation. impound lots for unauthorized or unsafely The difference between convenience http://www.kildall.com/installations/ Public safety concerns are reason operated vehicles. vehicles and true Mutant pyrocycles.html enough for Burning Man to be a pedestrian Vehicles is sometimes subtle The survival of Burning Man relies on its /bicycle city.When the event first moved out and most clearly lies in the participants embracing the pedestrian/bicycle to the playa in 1990,there were no rules about intention behind it.Will that nature of the event and leaving the car culture vehicles.By 1996,with still only 8,000 participants, golf cart with a bit of fuzzy in the default world. Similar to the potty crisis the dust problems and hazards of casual and fabric zip-tied to it really of recent years, the survival of Burning Man recreational driving had become extreme. In add to the community’s relies on community ownership of this public 1997, casual driving was designed out of Black experience or is it really so safety issue. Rock City transportation. you can make ice runs and After all the careful packing and the long According to Harley K. Dubois, Director have your own playa cruiser? trip out the playa, this burner can’t wait to of Community Services and Playa Safety However,digging deeper, park her car, unload her bike, fill a Nalgene Team, 1997 was critical in the evolution of the perhaps an even more bottle with sake and cruise around at a relaxed event not only because it was “the first year important consideration is: pace. This will make it easier to connect/ that you could bike around without worrying Why do you really want to flirt/interact/whatever with my neighbors about getting hit by a car,”but also because it drive at Burning Man? and really be “in” the experience instead of was then that bike culture truly emerged. It One artist, Scott rushing through it. was also the year that saw the formation of a Kildall, moved away from Won’t you join me? Better yet, become a regulatory body to grant driving privileges to PHOTO Steven Fritz using a motorized vehicle DMV Hottie and help us before and during vehicles that are truly participatory in THE PYROCYCLES SHOW THEIR STUFF altogether. His “Pyrocycles” this year’s event! nature… the art car or “Mutant Vehicle.” were 6 bicycles that towed oil derricks that Remember Mutant Vehicle people: Mutant Vehicles are “sublimely beautiful At last year’s Volunteer Town Hall projected musical propane-fueled flames. Pre-registration is MANDATORY this year! movable works of art that appear to float along Meeting this reporter was recruited by the Kildall compares this bike-based project to his Stay tuned to www.burningman.com for more the playa like objects in a Miro painting,”says DMV,and got to work on the 2003 DMV pre- 2002 car-based Octopus project.“With the car, information from the DMV. To keep up to Larry Harvey, Founder and Director of the registration process, and signed up for a few we were removed from the crowds of people date, subscribe to the DMV Announce list: Burning Man project. The Department of playa shifts.As an on-playa DMV Hottie I got and felt like we were delivering a show, delin- [email protected] Mutant Vehicles (DMV) was created in 1997 to check out the whole spectrum of vehicles as eating spectator and participant.On the bikes, and check us out at: http://www.burning- so that these vehicles can be integrated safely they came in for inspection. Some vehicles we were more approachable,people could talk man.com/on_the_playa/playa_vehicles/ into our community. showcased the creativity and hard work neces- to us and there was no perception of danger. It’s hard to imagine existed for emergencies; not for routine mainte- Providing such a system on the playa would Burning Man’s Bike Culture a municipality more nance, which is the responsibility of each of us require some considerable resources. Anyone TEXT RAY ALLEN “bike-friendly” than before coming to the playa. Too often partici- interested in helping create such a system should Black Rock City.In fact, pants will leave their broken bicycle in storage all contact Veysey at [email protected]. Black Rock City is year until the day they are packing their vehicle Now that you have a working bike,and have TAKE THIS SHORT BIKE QUIZ probably the closest for the playa. Instead of fixing it beforehand, made friends with your bike repairperson we all thing to a Bike Utopia they’ll immediately have a responsibility to prevent 1.When is the best time to blow the playa dust off your bike, that the world has ever go to Bike Camp. make necessary repairs, decorate your bike and purchase an bike theft. No one likes to think produced. But there is This is against the that theft happens in our magical extra inner tube for emergency or gift use? room for improve- principles of a. When I get to the playa. city,but unfortunately it does.The ment.For example,last Burning Man and easiest ways to prevent theft on the b. A couple of days before the event—after I finish everything year the volunteer would be akin to else on my to-do list. playa are to bring a low-value, mechanics at Bike Camp someone failing to highly decorated distinct bike with c. I’m not going to bring a bike to Burning Man 2004. were flooded with pack food and water a light,get to know your neighbors, d. Today—immediately after I read this article! masses of people with and instead establish an informal neighbor- 2.Whose responsibility is it to maintain my bike for Burning simple bike problems demanding free hood watch, and lock your bike Man? that could have easily sustenance from the everywhere you go. a. Bike Camp—those guys are always there and available to fix been remedied before Café.” my bike 24/7. coming to the playa. “Another step toward creating “Burning Man a motorless heaven,” says Larry b. Any one of the plentiful low-priced friendly overstaffed bike The overabundance of also wants people to shops conveniently located in beautiful downtown Gerlach. people needing minor Harvey, Founder and Director of get into the habit of Burning Man,“is to offer honorari- c. I don’t know—I never really thought about it. repairs coupled with a bringing extra bike d. I am.As a dedicated citizen of Black Rock City I’m going to do scarcity of bike ums for mobile art that is entirely parts and supplies,” human powered.”Anyone interest- everything to alleviate the unnecessary workload of the bike mechanics led to an continued Harley. mechanics so they can enjoy the event without having to pick up unpleasant situation ed in applying for an honorarium “Bike mechanics are should subscribe to and read the my slack! for both the people PHOTO Brad Templeton not expected to be a Jack Rabbit Speaks internet 3.What can I do to help prevent bike theft at Burning Man? with broken bikes and bike store and it’s ALL SORTS OF BIKES ARE FOUND IN BRC announcement newsletter for more a. Hope that nothing happens to my bike. the bike mechanics. impossible to get information.Point your browser to b. Nothing because some law enforcement agency at the event is Sometimes it takes an bike parts in the Black Rock Desert. We are unpleasant situation http://www.burningman.com/blackrockcity_yea probably keeping an eye on bikes. encouraging everyone to bring at least two spare rround/contacts/jrs_lists.html to subscribe. c. I don’t care if my bike gets stolen because it’s a piece of junk and like this to make the inner tubes for emergency use or as a gift for I’m planning to abandon it at the event anyway. Burning Man commu- someone who needs it. Gift giving is one of Remember that Burning Man is a commu- d. Bring a low-value,highly decorated distinct bike with a light to nity adopt necessary Burning Man’s principles and should also include nity of participants;and not a consumer experi- the playa,get to know my neighbors,establish an informal neigh- changes.It was the 1996 necessary supplies like bike parts.” ence.Treat each other with mutual respect.This borhood watch and lock my bike everywhere I go. congestion of cars on includes truly appreciating the services provided the playa led to the Vikter Veysey of the Bike Hut in San by volunteer bike mechanics in our wonderful creation of the Francisco has proposed a solution for providing Black Rock City.“Wouldn’t it be lovely if the com- Department of Mutant emergency bike repairs without overburdening munity elevated bike mechanics to the level of The correct answers (all d) should jump out Vehicles and a push for bikes in 1997.
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