Sitting on the highway, waiting to catch speeders, a state trooper noticed a car slowly puttering along at just 22 MPH. He thought, "That’s just as dangerous as speeding!" So, he flipped on the lights and pulled the car over.
Inside were six elderly ladies — two in front, two in the middle, two in the back — all wide-eyed like they’d just seen a ghost. The driver said, “Officer, I don’t understand. I wasn’t speeding. What’s the problem?” He replied, “Ma’am, driving too slow can be just as dangerous as speeding.”
The woman, very matter-of-factly, said, “But I was going exactly 22 miles an hour!” Trying not to laugh, the officer explained, “That’s not the speed limit, ma’am — that’s the route number.” Her face turned red with embarrassment. “Thank you, officer!” she chuckled.
As he turned to leave, the officer glanced at the other ladies — still pale and silent — and asked, “Are they okay?” She smiled and said, “Oh, they’ll be fine in a minute, Officer. We just got off Route 142.”