The story follows a deaf driver who picks up a hearing hitchhiker, leading to a humorous encounter with a police officer . :

For students of American Sign Language (ASL) using the Signing Naturally curriculum (Level 2, often Units 7–12), is a well-known hurdle. Unlike simple vocabulary drills, 9.14 focuses on a complex real-world skill: narrating how a major decision was made .

(1922–2008), a celebrated Deaf teacher, storyteller, and playwright. He is well-known for his creative ASL translation of the poem "Jabberwocky,"

The hitchhiker is shocked that the driver didn't get a ticket .

Later, they switch places because the driver is tired and wants to sleep. The hitchhiker begins driving at 90 MPH and is also pulled over. The hitchhiker's plan: He attempts to pretend he is Deaf to get out of the ticket. Why the plan fails: