
A man
decided that he was going to ride a 10-speed bike from Phoenix to
Flagstaff. He got as far as Black Canyon City before the mountains
just became too much and he could go no farther.
He stuck
his thumb out, but after 3 hours hadn't gotten a single person to
stop. Finally, a guy in a Corvette pulled over and offered him a
ride. Of course, the bike wouldn't fit in the car. The owner of
the Corvette found a piece of rope lying by the highway and tied
it to his bumper. He tied the other end to the bike and told the
man that if he was going too fast, to honk the horn on his bike
and that he would slow down.
Everything
went fine for the first 30 miles. Suddenly, another Corvette blew
past them. Not to be outdone, the Corvette pulling the bike took
off after the other. A short distance down the road, the Corvettes,
both going well over 120 mph, blew through a speed trap.
The
police officer noted the speeds from his radar gun and radioed to
the other officer that he had two Corvettes headed his way at over
120 mph. He then relayed, "...and you're not going to believe
this, but there's guy on a 10 speed bike honking to pass." |