By Bob McClay | KTAR
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Arizona already has a stupid motorist law. It requires some drivers who endanger themselves by making a poor decision — think driving into a flooded wash — to foot the bill for their rescue.
There’s been discussion of creating a similar law for hikers. Basically, those who get stuck on a trail may have made a potentially fatal — not just expensive — error.
KTAR legal analyst Monica Lindstrom said she thinks a stupid hiker law would stand up in an Arizona courtroom.