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. 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?”
“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 with concern. * * * * * * * * * * * * “Oh, they’ll be all right in a minute officer. We just got off Route 215.”