Truck Driver
Here is a famous riddle.
Puzzle. A police officer saw a truck driver going the wrong way down a one-way street, but didn’t try to stop him. Why?
The standard answer: the truck driver was walking.
My students are usually very inventive, but this time they came up with only two alternative answers worth mentioning:
- The truck was a fire truck rushing to a fire.
- It was Halloween, and the police officer was just a kid dressed as one.
I am sure there are more cute ways to explain the situation. Do you have one?
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Jess:
The truck driver was backing up (out of a driveway, into a parking space).
17 September 2026, 3:50 pmIvan:
No rules bind the people who make or enforce them. The truck was delivering furniture to police officer’s home.
17 September 2026, 10:02 pmIzzy Grosof:
The area behind the truck driver was flooding, and the street led uphill.
18 September 2026, 12:00 am