And bus loads of people (men) that had gotten out and were lined up relieving themselves along the side of the road. Now we have proper highway service areas, with modern toilets and food concessions/restaurants, where you can get a wide range of food, sometimes a bakery in there as well. Some areas, they might have a hot spring bath in there as well, to relieve road stress. People are into long haul driving during certain vacation times of the year. Pretty nuts, because everyone else is on the road as well, so traffic jams in hell, but the culture being do like others, they still go for it. The service areas are pretty cool. Some nicely dressed young ladies there to give information, and free hot or cold tea. Service areas are big business. At some point or another everybody pulls in. Sometimes there is a garden and a place to walk your dog. Makes a nice change from the white lines.