Desperate villagers occupied two of the three lanes on a road to dry freshly harvested corn in central China.

Video filmed in Luohe City in Henan Province on September 17, shows villagers taking over two out of the three lanes on a road to sun-dry their fresh corn, creating a perilous situation for oncoming traffic.

Responding to the uproar, Luohe's Yuanhui District Transportation Bureau was quick to intervene. Officials commented that they would urge villagers to free up as much road space as possible.

Since it is the peak of the autumn harvest season and the road seems to be the prime spot to dry the freshly separated corn kernels, many villagers find their home yards insufficient and, in some instances, not sunny enough to properly dry the produce.

It often takes days to dry grains in shaded yards. In contrast, the expansive and sun-baked tarmac of the nearby road can do the job in just a day. As a result, many are lured by the convenience of using the road for drying.

The video was provided by local media with permission.

9月17日，河南漯河，新西环公路上有村民占车道晒玉米，给交通造成隐患。目击者介绍 ，公路上3条车道有2条被占用。对此漯河市源汇区交通局回应称，工作人员称将督促村民尽量留出道路。
据了解，目前正是秋收时节，公路上晾晒的正是刚收割脱粒下来的玉米。村民自己家里的晒粮场地，无法一次性将粮食铺上，而且因为地势原因，有些农民家中的院子晒不到充足的日照，晒一次粮食要好几天。对比之下就近的公路上天地广阔，地面温度加上太阳的炙烤，有时候一天就能入仓了。也正因为这样，很多农民为了图方便才会争着晒到公路上。