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--- eyes wide, 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?" she asked. "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," said the officer, "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."
"Oh, they'll be all right in a minute, officer. We just got off Route
119... " |
