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A Police Officer was waiting along the side of a
highway waiting to catch speeding drivers. There
weren't as many violators this day as usual. The
State Police Officer sees an old 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.
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Approaching the car, he notices that
there are five elderly 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?"
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"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.
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The State Police officer, trying to contain a chuckle
explains to her that "22" was the route number,
not the speed limit.
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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 with concern.
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"Oh, they'll be all right in a minute officer.
We just got off Route 215."
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