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?

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."