Sitting on the side of the highway waiting to catch speeding
drivers, a State Police Officer sees a car puttering along
at 22 MPH. He thinks to himself, "This driver is just as
dangerous as a speeder!" So he turns on his lights and pulls
the driver over.
Approaching the car, he notices that there are five old
ladies-two in the front seat and three in the back-wide eyed
and white as ghosts. The driver, obviously confused, says to
him, "Officer, I don't understand, I was doing exactly the
speed limit! What seems to be the problem?"
"Ma'am," the officer replies, "you weren't speeding, but you
should know that driving slower than the speed limit can also
be a danger to other drivers."
"Slower than the speed limit? No sir, I was doing the speed
limit exactly.. Twenty- two miles an hour!" the old woman
says a bit proudly.
The State Police officer, trying to contain a chuckle explains
to her that "22" was the route number, not the speed limit.
A bit embarrassed, the woman grinned and thanked the officer
for pointing out her error.
"But before I let you go, Ma'am, I have to ask.. Is everyone
in this car OK? These women seem awfully shaken and they
haven't muttered a single peep this whole time," the officer asks.
"Oh, they'll be all right in a minute officer. We just got
off Route 119."
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