Geez, it isn’t that dangerous to drive across most California deserts as long as you’re on a major road where there are other vehicles passing by. As long as you can flag down help (and you’re smart enough to do so when needed) you’re pretty unlikely to die. These heat-related deaths in Death Valley and a couple other recent ones that took place in Utah were not stranded motorists who were just trying to get from point A to point B.
