Sitting on the side of the highway waiting to catch speeding
drivers, a Police Officer sees a car puttering along at 22 KPH. Says
he to himself: "This driver is just as dangerous as a speeder!" So
he turns on his lights and pulls the driver over. Approaching th
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 kilometers an hour!"
the old woman says a bit proudly. The Police officer, trying to
contain a chuckle explains to her that 22 is the highway number, not
the speed limit. A bit embarrassed, the woman grins and thanks 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 made a peep this whole time,"the officer
asks. "Oh, they'll be all right in a minute officer. We just got off
Highway 189."
