Psycho Dad, as this is your thread, I feel that I should apologize for my previous overly stereotypical and nearsighted sounding generalization. It was included in my post mostly to provide some comedic value and perhaps some sway toward to my argument, but in hindsight it was obviously not well executed.
I do maintain, however, that (especially in our materialistic society) lack of personal wealth might drive some people toward rash behavior.
A lack of education might cause some people to not think through other alternatives or possibilities in a complicated situation.
A lack of a good haircut (i.e. having a mullet) might cause some people to be self-conscious of their looks and feel the need to drive into some fast-moving flood wash. (That one was supposed to be funny.)
Of course I don't think poor or uneducated people are all dumb and have no common sense. Nor do I think rich and educated people are all smart and full of common sense. From experience, however, I have learned that one's environment and quality of life might have a reasonable effect his or her behavior and actions. This is common sense, is it not?
If you wish, please ignore that sentence in my previous post that I'm sorry I typed and comment on the other parts of the point I was attempting to make (which was that the law itself is stupid).
Anyway, back on topic,
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Originally Posted by pocon1
You have to know what you are personally capapble of doing.
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So, pocon1, let's say you were on your long hike and accidentally slipped on some mule dung, broke your leg, and consequently required a helicopter rescue. Since they warned you about exactly that, would that make you stupid?
I don't think it would, but you'd still be charged with the rescue in addition to the fine from the "stupid people" ticket if that law were to apply to hikers as well as motorists.
The fact that the law only applies to the drivers trying to cross the washes is still needless since other charges could already apply (as I was trying to say before). If something like this were to branch out to other forms of "stupid" behavior, not only would lawsuits fly, but it would make the time I wasted on this post look like a black spec in a vast desert of white sand when compared with the wasted time and resources used to fight this unnecessary law.