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Waiting in a lay by ready to catch speeding drivers,
a Police Officer sees a car puttering along the A22 at well under the 30
mile per hour limit.
Says he to himself: "This driver is just as
dangerous as a speeder!" So he turns on his twos and blues and pulls the
driver over.
Approaching the car, he notices 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, 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 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," the officer asks.
"Oh, they'll be all right in a minute officer. We've
just come off the A120."
a Police Officer sees a car puttering along the A22 at well under the 30
mile per hour limit.
Says he to himself: "This driver is just as
dangerous as a speeder!" So he turns on his twos and blues and pulls the
driver over.
Approaching the car, he notices 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, 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 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," the officer asks.
"Oh, they'll be all right in a minute officer. We've
just come off the A120."
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