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10 excuses for bad driving

Barry M. Horstman

Tuesday, Oct. 25, 2005 | 8:43 a.m.

10. Motorists' high blood pressure spikes over highway construction projects that can be measured in geologic time

9. Crazy Girls poster on the back of taxis responsible for innumerable rear-end collisions

8. Need to floor it to 90 mph between red lights on the Strip to make it from Mandalay Bay to Circus Circus in less than five hours

7. I'm shocked, shocked that a town that plies people with free booze and encourages them to party until 4 a.m. would have any driving problems on its streets

6. Pricey NASCAR tickets force fans to create their own circuit

5. Cost-conscious tourists rushing to catch the early bird special at Le Cirque

4. Erroneous report of empty parking space at MGM Grand lot triggers stampede

3. If you want the best seats to see Carrot Top, you'd better get there pronto

2. Orange cones and barrels on many streets more difficult to traverse than the Olympic Super-G Slalom course

1. Drivers distracted by trying to read the small "Bad Driving... What's your excuse?" magnet on the bumper ahead of them

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