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 five old ladies —
two in the front seat and three in the back - eyes wide 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?” she asked. 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.

“Oh, they’ll be alright in a minute officer. We just got off
Route 119.”