After warned to "stay off the ice" on Lake Erie, 18 people played on the ice — and got stranded

[Bonivus_elderheart]

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There are exceptions. Notably, in the desert Southwest (e.g. Arizona) there are a LOT of roads that cross usually-dry arroyos. There are always signs warning motorists to never try to cross them when stormwater is running in them, and of course some do anyway based on brilliant reasoning like, “This is a Jeep!” Mr. Jeep then discovers that his vehicle is not quite in the same class as 40 cm of swift-flowing water and ends up downstream pinned against a stone/tree/abutment.

There are laws in place to charge Mr. Jeep for the lesson in warning-sign reading.

Arizona resident here, can confirm. It’s almost always (but not ALL of time) someone who has a big, burly looking truck that was immaculate looking until the flash flood had it’s way with it. (special irony points for the fool in the H3 who thought that the gussied up suburban was invincible)

I can also confirm that the rescue costs are steep, primarily to discourage these sort of shenanigans.