A cop pulls over a minivan filled with elderly women, being driven by an old man. The van is crawling at 25 mph, causing a mid – day traffic snarl.
The police officer approaches the driver and asks, “Sir, why are you driving so slowly?”
The driver replies, looking a bit flustered, “Well, that’s the speed limit, isn’t it? There was a sign that said 25, clear as day!”
The officer lets out a patient sigh and explains, “No, sir. That ’25’ is the number of the highway you’re on. It has nothing to do with how fast you should be driving.”
The driver’s eyes widen in realization. “Oh, so that’s what it was… I had no idea.”
The officer then glances inside the van and notices that the elderly ladies seem unusually still and tense.
He turns back to the driver and asks, “What’s wrong with the ladies in there?”
The driver rubs his chin, looking a bit sheepish, and says,
“Well, you see, we just came off highway 150…“
