Waiting to catch speeding drivers, a Police Officer
saw a car puttering along at 22 MPH.
He thought "This driver is just as dangerous as a speeder!"
So he turned on his lights and pulled the driver over.
Approaching the car, he noticed that there are five old ladies, two in
the front seats and three in the back...wide eyed and white as ghosts.
The driver, obviously confused, said 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 Police officer, trying to contain a chuckle explains to her that
A22 is the road number, not the speed limit.
A bit embarrassed, the woman grins and thanks 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 made a sound
this whole time,"
"Oh, they'll be all right in a minute officer. We've just come off the A120."