Arizona's stupid moterest law

It dont rain her very often . When it does rain , we can get a lot of water at once . The streets and washes can not handle it . Hear in AZ if you drive around a road flooded sine , or one marked do not enter when flooded , and you get stuck . They can make you pay the bill for getting you out of the water . http://www.azfamily.com/news/Wet-weather-soaks-the-Valley--216354911.html

 

So what do deaf people do when they're in Arizona?

 

As long as they can see and read the "do not enter road flooded " sine . They should know to find another non flooded road . We do have bridges over some rivers and washes .

 

Be glad that Arizona doesn't have a law against spelling errors.

 

so you're saying...
we pay taxes for a public service like roadside emergency responders and general public safety... then, "they" sneak in a provision that each INDIVIDUAL that receives said help (EMTs, search and rescue, etc) has to pay directly as well... well um...

Ok, so, which part are you having difficulty with again? I'm sorry, this is just like most everything else with local, state and federal government. Hows this or the state of Arizona different from ... say... any other government run program?

 

I shouldn't say such things as in my previous post, as it will give the federal government an idea to fine people for misspellings. Of course, when challenged about such a law being un-Constitutional, the U.S. Supreme Court will interpret it as a tax, even if such a 'tax' law was initiated by the U.S. Senate instead of the House, which again makes it un-Constitutional.

 

If one enters a road that's flooded, they're a fucking idiot and deserve to pay to have their car pulled out. I mean, who exactly do you think should pay for it? The taxpayer?

 

My teaches tried , they just could not make me a good speller . No there are no spelling laws hear , that I know of . I guess maby on legal forms , stuff like that .

 

Ok. So the federal govt can fine teachers for not making people good spellers.

 

Yea , that is why they call it the STUPID moterest law . Lots of people do get stuck in the water , mud , or sand tho.

 

Oh, I see. I thought you were calling the law stupid.

 

I went to school in the 60s and 70s , I dont think the fed. gov. carried if kids at that time could spell or not .

 

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/art...man-officer-drives-patrol-van-wet-cement.html

 

That is what the law is called , I agree with it . I wanted to post this for people that might come for a visit from a state that not have laws like this . Even I-17 got flooded , it has some under passes with some pumps , but they can quit.

 

The Motorist Law for Stupid Drivers would be more poignant.

 

One of the contention points about such laws is that they may cause people in need of a rescue to not call for help because of the fine, resulting in injury or death.

Similar situations happen with people climbing mountains and going off the prescribed trails at parks. The cities and states are getting upset with having to keep paying for avoidable rescues, and rightly so. There was a news story about a hiker in Washington State who deliberately and needlessly went off the prescribed trail at a park, got stuck, and received a bill for about $15,000 for the rescue.

 

28-910. Liability for emergency responses in flood areas , the title of this law from the state page . http://www.azleg.state.az.us/FormatDocument.asp?inDoc=/ars/28/00910.htm and the wiki page http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stupid_Motorist_Law

 

They should do this nation wide. Reminds me of all those people who refused to evacuate for Katrina and then later had to be rescued because they couldn't handle it and almost died.

Years ago a big earthquake collapsed the freeway in LA and the next day a lady drove around the Road Closed sign and ended up driving her car over the edge of the collapse and died.

Darwinism at its best.

 

One of the old disk jockeys in Phoenix used to call rain a "liquid lobotomy..."


AZ drivers go nuts in the rain.

 

I didn't follow the link, but the law sounds reasonable to me. If you ignore a sign that says a road is flooded, it seems that you rather than the tax payers should be responsible.

Desert-Rat may not be able to spell well, but he can probably build a computer from wholesale parts better than most folks here can, whether they can spell or not. Probably do a bunch of other things better than most people too.

It's good to be able to spell, but far more important to have something worth saying in the first place. :sunny: