Wynn Resort...shuttle driver nearly strikes me! Pedestrians at risk on Vegas streets!

This morning if I hadn't been nimble on my feet - and managed to jump out of-the-way - a shuttle driver exiting Wynn Resorts may have struck me as I was strolling across a pedestrian walkway with the right-of-way.

As I was crossing in front of the bus - suddenly (without warning) - the driver stepped on the pedal and lurched directly towards me!

Fortunately, I acted fast, and managed to scramble out of harm's way!

The reckless Hotel employee made a common mistake that lousy - inexperienced drivers - often commit .

Within minutes of turning his head to the left to check for oncoming traffic, he proceeded to step on the gas, without bothering to determine first if a pedestrian had entered the crosswalk in front of his purring vehicle.

I am not surprised.

A local newspaper recently reported that Las Vegas is "high" on the list of pedestrian fatalities because the bustling streets of the desert oasis are running rampant with reckless motorists who shouldn't been granted the privilege to operate a vehicle in the first place!

Notwithstanding the foregoing, I was further agitated by his inappropriate conduct after the incident went down.

When I stared in disbelief at him through the open window on the driver's side, he didn't even apologize, or show any remorse for nearly running me down in broad daylight in slow traffic!

Typical!

In recent weeks, I have found that a majority of the locals in Vegas have poor manners and no class.

Do you think that there is something in the water that rots their brains?

News at 11!

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Justin Bieber...@ DMV star handled with kid gloves! Joy riding an option...

The “Bieb” strolled into the DMV yesterday and marched right up to an open window with no need to stand in line with the common folks.

How did he pull that off?

A few weeks ago when I popped in to take care of some paperwork, I was forced to rub shoulders with a posse of ornery characters for about two hours before my number flashed up on the screen.

Pop Idols have a little more pull, eh?

One bystander was taken aback when he spied Bieber posing for about 10 - count ‘em - standard-size photos regulation-style.

Was the heartthrob handled with kid (no  pun intended ) gloves?

Actually, last time I had my photo snapped at the Santa Monica branch, the clerk offered to take a second shot at it.

So, I took her up on the offer.

But, unlike Bieber - suffering from People Magazine detox - two shots sufficed.

I used to model in my twenties to pay the rent, so posing is no problem for moi!

In case you were wondering, Bieb, no airbrushing (or doctoring of photos) is permitted.

That reminds me of a funny incident that went down with Zsa Zsa Gabor years ago.

When the former Ms. Hungary  was pulled over (for the infamous cop-slapping incident in Beverly Hills, I believe) the cops were amused by the fact that  Zsa Za had glued a flattering shot of herself on the face of her Driving License because she hated the one processed at the DMV.

A novel approach, but not exactly legal, I expect.

When Justin departed the environs of the Government agency there weren’t any papers in hand.

Do you suppose the coveted license will be mailed out by U.S. Post?

Or, did he fail his written exam?

If you recall, it took John Kennedy Jr. three shots at it to pass the State Bar Exam.

Cute, after all, does not always equate to smarts upstairs in the old noggin'.

I hope that Justin's mail box has security features - otherwise the precious passport to a cool ride, backseat making out, and weekend leisure hours tooling around under the hood - may be delayed.

Unless he engages in a little joy riding.

Ah, sweet bird of youth!

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DMV...medical marijuana patients exempt from license revocation!

When a California driver's license was revoked because she used marijuana for medicinal purposes, Americans for Safe Access sprang into action to rectify the wrong by filing a lawsuit against the DMV.

After all, pursuant to Proposition 215, the compassionate use of medical marijuana was approved by voters in the State of California.

Shortly after the litigation commenced, the DMV restored the woman's license, but dug in their heels when it came to admitting wrongdoing.

In fact, the DMV went one step further.

In a training manual, agency employees instructed to treat medical marijuana like any other prescription drug.

In view of the pending lawsuit, perhaps?

When queried about that stickling point, a spokesman for the DMV brushed off any suggestion of deceitful conduct, and sworn up and down that the licensing bureau never had a policy to remove driving privileges from medical marijuana patients.

The changes in the manual were part of a planned update, they asserted.

Gotcha!

Joe Alford, Chief Counsel of Americans for Safe Access, was pleased with the outcome.

"Drivers will no longer have their licenses suspended or revoked simply because of their status as medical marijuana patients."

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