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 little old
Ladies-two in the front seat and three in the back-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 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 quite
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 sheepishly 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 says with concern.

"Oh, they'll be all right in a minute, Officer. We just got off Route 119."