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unjonharley · Post by **unjonharley** » Mon Aug 07, 2006 1:54 pm

A coup;e of years back you were not alowed to even park along the road to BM. The county was into handing you a ticket. So If your planing tobe just outside the gate when it opens. Figure it out

skygod · Post by **skygod** » Mon Aug 07, 2006 2:11 pm

I want in NOW!

phil · Post by **phil** » Mon Aug 07, 2006 2:39 pm

skygod wrote:I want in NOW!

Okay, I'll add you to the lame list of people who want in early and won't get in early. :->

geekster · Post by **geekster** » Mon Aug 07, 2006 3:29 pm

Actually, it is against the event permit to block traffic on the main road so you will not only get a ticket, the org could get in trouble for it too . The shoulders are too soft for many vehicles to use so I wouldn't advise people to tempt fate and see if the shoulder will support their vehicle and load because if you guess wrong, you are stuck in deep dust.

It's just easier to arrive on Monday and not have to worry about it.

Badger · Post by **Badger** » Mon Aug 07, 2006 4:53 pm

As I understand it the local police and the Nevada Highway Patrol have always frowned on parking on the shoulder. It ain't cool and can cause some serious problems.

Lassen Forge · Post by **Lassen Forge** » Mon Aug 07, 2006 5:03 pm

Badger wrote:As I understand it the local police and the Nevada Highway Patrol have always frowned on parking on the shoulder. It ain't cool and can cause some serious problems.

Yeah. Last year I hit a bump on 34 about 1/2 way up, and the crap piled next to me fell in my lap. Oopsie. I pulled over for a quick second (maybe 5-10 minutes) to re-jostle stuff to the other side of the seat again, and a PCSO, a BLM, and an NHP all stopped in that 5-10 minute span. The common denominator was, tho, they all asked if everything was OK - not combative or antagonistic. But yeah, they are patrolling *really* tightly, so don't plan on trying to hang on the road.

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unjonharley · Post by **unjonharley** » Mon Aug 07, 2006 5:14 pm

I was a little kirk in opening this thread. By patroling and ticketing the police are helping you. If you get stuck for any reason on this desert you in deep du du. If you your are driving and hit the shoulder it can flip you in a heat beat. If you pull off onto the shoulder you will sink in the sand. Have flares ready for the dumb asses that don't read the warnings.