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 four -- one in the
front seat and two in the back - eyes wide and white as ghosts.
The driver, obviously confused, says to him, "Officer, I don't
understand, I wasn’t speeding! 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 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 okay? These passengers seem awfully shaken and they haven't
muttered a single peep this whole time." the officer asks.
"Oh, they'll be alright in a minute officer. We just got off Route 119."