One Sunday the policeman was sitting on the side of the highway and was waiting to catch speeding drivers. The police officer saw a car driving along at 22 MPH. He thought to himself, "This driver is just as dangerous as a speeder!"
So he turned on his lights and pulled the driver over. When he approached the car, he noticed that there were five little old Indian ladies - two of them were in the front seat and three in the back with wide eyes and they were white as ghosts. The driver was obviously confused and said to him, "Officer, I don't understand, I was doing exactly! I always go exactly the speed limit. What seems to be the problem?"
"Madam," 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 Indian woman says a bit proudly.
The State Police officer, trying to contain a chuckle, explained 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, Madam, 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 with concern.
"Oh, they'll be all right, officer. We just got off Route 119."
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