Stupid Motorist

[Beastmaster]

This pinhead is an embarassment to the Hummer ownership.

As a preface - In Arizona, we have something called a "stupid motorist" law. If you bypass marked "street flooded" signs, and you need rescuing when you go into a flooded street or wash, you pay for your rescue as well as vehicle recovery.

Pictures are available on the website shown below.

-Steve
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http://www.kpho.com/Global/story.asp...8&nav=23KtWI7T

(CBS 5)-Seven people were rescued by helicopter when their Hummer was partially submerged in a flooded wash near Cave Creek Friday evening.

The water, estimated to be two or three feet deep, trapped the individuals inside the vehicle until the sheriff's helicopter rescue team could retrieve each of them, one by one, from the roof of the vehicle.

The effort used in the rescue is known as a one-skid operation. The helicopter goes in low, puts a skid by the pickup truck, and the person climbs aboard the helicopter.

The automobile was reportedly swept about 100 yards down the wash, and will remain there until the water lowers.

02.11.05

[Beastmaster]

This pinhead is an embarassment to the Hummer ownership.

As a preface - In Arizona, we have something called a "stupid motorist" law. If you bypass marked "street flooded" signs, and you need rescuing when you go into a flooded street or wash, you pay for your rescue as well as vehicle recovery.

Pictures are available on the website shown below.

-Steve
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http://www.kpho.com/Global/story.asp...8&nav=23KtWI7T

(CBS 5)-Seven people were rescued by helicopter when their Hummer was partially submerged in a flooded wash near Cave Creek Friday evening.

The water, estimated to be two or three feet deep, trapped the individuals inside the vehicle until the sheriff's helicopter rescue team could retrieve each of them, one by one, from the roof of the vehicle.

The effort used in the rescue is known as a one-skid operation. The helicopter goes in low, puts a skid by the pickup truck, and the person climbs aboard the helicopter.

The automobile was reportedly swept about 100 yards down the wash, and will remain there until the water lowers.

02.11.05

[4churchill]

idiots...****in knobs make us all look bad

[Fubar]

<BLOCKQUOTE class="ip-ubbcode-quote"><font size="-1">quote:</font><HR>Originally posted by Beastmaster:
This pinhead is an embarassment to the Hummer ownership.

As a preface - In Arizona, we have something called a "stupid motorist" law. If you bypass marked "street flooded" signs, and you need rescuing when you go into a flooded street or wash, you pay for your rescue as well as vehicle recovery.

Pictures are available on the website shown below.

-Steve
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http://www.kpho.com/Global/story.asp...8&nav=23KtWI7T

(CBS 5)-Seven people were rescued by helicopter when their Hummer was partially submerged in a flooded wash near Cave Creek Friday evening.

The water, estimated to be two or three feet deep, trapped the individuals inside the vehicle until the sheriff's helicopter rescue team could retrieve each of them, one by one, from the roof of the vehicle.

The effort used in the rescue is known as a one-skid operation. The helicopter goes in low, puts a skid by the pickup truck, and the person climbs aboard the helicopter.

The automobile was reportedly swept about 100 yards down the wash, and will remain there until the water lowers.

02.11.05 <HR></BLOCKQUOTE>

****ing idiot. He should have his balls cut off so that he can't breed any more.
We have morons here in Vegas that continue to ignore warnings & each and every time there is lots of news coverage, lots of folks instructing or tying to instruct the public of what a simple road way sign means (Flooded Road) = don't cross. I am completely convinced that they stopped teaching common sense years ago. More and more people continue to confirm that we seriously need to thin out the gene pool.

[Beastmaster]

I got the KPHO video downloaded.

http://24.248.84.138/hummers/videos/...0211215501.wmv (AZHOG Primary) http://24.248.84.139/hummers/videos/...0211215501.wmv (AZHOG Mirror)

This is the entire newscast. The actual video is in the first 2 minutes of the newscast.

Both KTVK-TV 3 as well as KPHO-TV 5 mistakenly named the H2 SUT as a "Humvee".

I highly recommend emailing both stations letting them know of their mistake.

KTVK can be reached at:
3tvnews@azfamily.com

KPHO can be reached at:
5feedback@kpho.com

Thanks,
Steve

[KenP]

I don't know what to say about those idiots that do that. Now we have to see that video splashed all over the internet...
What a tool.

[Beastmaster]

Oh, to add to this:

According to the USGS monitoring equipment last night, the flood waters were flowing anywhere from 1800 to 2300 Cubic Feet per Minute. This is from a station upstream from the actual location.

I rarely use profanity on boards, but geez - what a dumbass.

http://waterdata.usgs.gov/az/nwis/uv?09512280

[Arizona Hummerboy]

What was he thinking???

[Beastmaster]

Dunno. He thought (according to KTAR-AM 620) that since he had a Hummer, he could cross.

What a dunce. Even I wouldn't do it with my H1. Water level notwithstanding, you have no chance at all when the water is running that fast. The water always wins.

[4churchill]

heard report on fox news on xm radio....of course they said so and so got their HUMMER stuck, not their vehicle....sometimes i still wish they gave labotamies, it would serve crtain people better then being coherant

[devilsfan]

I'm glad they posted that. Too many morons think these trucks are invincible and need a wake-up call.

Altho it does make me a bit ticked....if you read the story online, they mention that "another SUV" was also stuck. No mention of brands there, but if it's a Hummer, it's gonna be front-page news.

Stacy

[Beastmaster]

More info on that moron yutz that didn't follow the signs.

On a side note, feel free to email the writer of her transgressions. Her email address is at the end.

To email or contact other people who transgressed:

Main corrections email address for the Arizona Republic: correction@arizonarepublic.com

Complain about the stupid Press Information Officer to the Maricopa County Sheriff's office - 602-876-1000 or 800-352-4553. Ask for Lisa Allen.


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http://www.azcentral.com/php-bin/cli...rescue-ON.html

Motorist who ignored flood warnings may pay rescue costs

Holly Johnson
The Arizona Republic
Feb. 16, 2005 06:22 PM

SCOTTSDALE - A week of wet weather that led to record-breaking water rescues also may lead to possible charges under the state's so-called stupid motorists law.

The driver of a Hummer, Paul Zalewski, reportedly ignored warnings and went around barricades to ford floodwaters.

But "Hummers are made to float," said Maricopa County Sheriff's spokesman Lt. Paul Chagolla. "Other people told him not to go in there, and he did it anyway."

Zalewski, 47, was cited for reckless driving. If he is found guilty of the charge in Cave Creek Municipal Court, he will be prosecuted under the state's stupid motorist law, which requires drivers to reimburse the state for the cost of rescues that could have been prevented.

Sheriff's spokesman Sgt. Travis Anglin said the cost of the 55-minute rescue could exceed $800, based on hourly rates for fuel and maintenance of the rescue helicopter, two employees inside the aircraft, insurance and any damage sustained during rescue.

With more strong storms expected to hit the Valley this weekend, more than 600 Maricopa County Sheriff's Office volunteers have been placed on standby.

Since last week, sheriff's posses have rescued 21 people, including 7 children and three dogs.

"It's a very serious situation," Sheriff Joe Arpaio said in a press conference Wednesday. "We're predicting more flooding in the washes and rivers, but we're proactive. We're ready to go."

The sheriff's office on Monday rescued a man from a flooded truck near 91st Avenue and Baseline Road, near the Salt River basin. And on Friday, seven people, including three children, were airlifted from a submerged Hummer H2 on Creek Canyon Road in Cave Creek.

Water rescues involve painstaking precision by both pilots and rescuers; helicopters fly directly over stranded vehicles and airlift victims to safety one at a time. One skid rests and balances on the vehicle, allowing rescuers to descend to pick up victims, while the other skid hovers above the water.

Wet, precarious surfaces and the risk of electrical shock make the task dangerous for rescuers, Anglin said. And "every single time it rains, somebody does this.'

"And it's always the same washes. If an H2 and a tractor-trailer and a front-loader can't make it through these washes, your car isn't going to."

Phoenix Assistant Fire Chief Bob Khan said rescuers are trained to anticipate areas that typically flood during storms, especially those bordering the Salt River.

"All the water heads toward the basin," he said. "The closer you get to the Salt River, the more problems we have."

A lack of helicopters makes city rescues problematic, he said. The Phoenix Fire Department currently uses military helicopters, as well as their own aircraft, to conduct mountain and water rescues. But with the number of rescues increasing steadily, often those resources aren't enough.

The sheriff's office uses its own helicopter, as well as one donated by a posse volunteer, to conduct rescues.

Zalewski may be the first Valley resident to ever have been charged with violating the stupid motorist law. Nevertheless Arpaio doesn't want to deter stranded motorists from calling for help.

"It's not worth dying over the possibility of getting a ticket," he said. "We want people to use common sense, be ready for the weather, work with our law enforcement officials and stay safe."



Reach the reporter at (602) 444-6849 or holly.johnson@arizonarepublic.com

[Arizona Hummerboy]

On the News Today it show his Hummer laying on it side in the water. That water had so much force it turn the Hummer over onto it's side.