Speeding

While waiting by the side of the highway to catch speeding drivers, a State Police Officer's radar gun registers 22 MPH for a passing car. 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, all of whom are 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 much 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 replies 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  all right in a minute, officer. We just got off Route 119."
Category:Aging Humor