A driver riddle has been printed on several images:
Q: What kind of driver never gets a ticket?
A: A screwdriver.
The joke has been cited in print since at least 1969.
22 May 1969, San Diego (CA) Union, “Riddle Bo” by A. Leokum, pg. C-21, col. 2:
What kind of driver never gets a ticket?
A screwdriver.
Google Books
November 1971, Boys’ Life, “Think and Grin,” pg. 90, col. 1:
Ron: What driver never gets a ticket?
Mike: A screwdriver.—Lissy Lujan, Savannah, Ga.
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Fabulous and Funny Clean Jokes for Kids
By Bob Phillips and Steve Russo
Eugene, OR: Harvest House Publishers
1996
Pg. 89:
Myrtle: What kind of driver never gets a ticket?
Winifred: Who knows?
Myrtle: A screwdriver.
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Best Riddle Book Ever
By Charles Keller
New York, NY: Sterling Publishing Company, Inc.
1998
Pg. 42:
What driver never gets a ticket?
A screwdriver.
Twitter
The Ee
@ee003
What kinda driver never gets a ticket?....A screwdriver! Lol! #Lame
7:31 PM - 9 May 2010
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Here We Go Ladies
By Roger Waisanen
Xlibris Corporation (Xlibris.com)
2011
Pg. 70:
What driver never gets a ticket?
a screwdriver
Reddit—Dad Jokes
What kind of driver never gets a ticket? (self.dadjokes)
submitted January 19, 2018 by lizzybe
A screwdriver.
Edit: I have tonsillitis and have been living off popsicles with jokes on the sticks.
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Above, John J. Fitz Gerald, from the Aug. 15, 1931, Binghamton (NY) Press, pg. 14.
Listen to Robert Emmerich introduce "The Big Apple," a hit song from 1937. Music written by Bob and performed by Tommy Dorsey's Clambake Seven with Bob on piano. Lyrics written by Buddy Bernier and sung by Edythe Wright. Audio provided by Dorothy Emmerich.
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