Sitting on the side of the highway waiting to catch speeding drivers, a
State Trooper sees a car puttering along at 22 m.p.h. 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 be dangerous 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 Trooper, trying to contain a chuckle explains to her that 22
was the route number, not the speed limit.
A bit embarassed, the woman grinned and thanked the officer for pointing
out the 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." |
