Funeral Procession Etiquette? Would you cut into one?

[coolspot]

Don't funeral processions usually have a cop or two for escort? Why didn't they nail that guy's @ss?

They didn't have any police escort, although with 20+ cars I think it would have helped them. Yeah the guy was a jerk to have pulled out and honked, I even yelled at him to let him know it was a funeral but he didn't care.

On another note, a couple years ago, on the DVP, a dead solider was being returned from Afghanistan, cars were reluctant to pull over for the military convoy that was passing bay. Maybe people were confused with the blinking lights, but still.

[Jon04CTS]

Depends on the situation. If they do not have a police escort and my light turns green I'm going. I've seen it before. They just expect everyone else to stop for them and keep driving through the reds. Sorry you lost someone but you're still subject to traffic laws. If you want to drive through red lights then get a police escort.

[coolspot]

Depends on the situation. If they do not have a police escort and my light turns green I'm going. I've seen it before. They just expect everyone else to stop for them and keep driving through the reds. Sorry you lost someone but you're still subject to traffic laws. If you want to drive through red lights then get a police escort.

This happened at a gas station, I was making a left onto a major street; the procession was on the major street in front of me. No lights were involved - just oncoming traffic.

[Jon04CTS]

This happened at a gas station, I was making a left onto a major street; the procession was on the major street in front of me. No lights were involved - just oncoming traffic.

I was responding to funerals in general, not your situation, sorry.

[johnnydoe1894]

Personally, I think the whole concept is outdated given the state of our society today. Give people directions to the internment site and let them make their own way there. I spent 28 years in the cop business, a death is a tragedy, compounding it with another one at a traffic light is truly stupid.

[nasa25]

Well whats wrong with cutting in?

Of course we should respect the dead - however whenever they drive by they are excruciatingly slow. I will respect them up to the point that they drive slower then regular traffic. After that all bets are off.

This is why I hate people in general.

[Geodude19]

OP, you did the right thing, showed respect. The guy behind you was an idjit.

[Simaahoy]

The guy is one heartless baboon... You did the right thing OP

[jordanr19871]

+1

and only the cars with the little cards on their hoods can go through red lights etc
anyone else is usually too scared to get seperated or lost and just says to themselves 'stick with the pack stick with the pack'

i also think its an inconvience especially with all the cars on the road it creates a HUGE bottleneck even further down the road that you don't think of
so because you pull over or stop someone could be late to an interview or miss their soccer game etc etc

when i die im gonna have my estate hire a police escort to get me to the cemetery even faster just so i don't inconvience anybody when im gone

[mmretlol]

I know I'll get flamed for this but why should people hold up traffic just because someone died? People die all the time, every second of every day. Why should I show that guy any more or less respect than 5000 children who died in Africa that day, just because he has a motorcade?

Its not a state funeral, so don't parade 50 cars through the road like you own the place.

[dc200]

x5000

[Poulet]

If you don't understand the concept, then I feel sorry for you.

[Canuck2fan]

If anything you are doing requires that you have to butt into a funeral pocession then you really need to sit down take a deep breath and realize you are REALLY JUST ARE NOT THAT IMPORTANT in the grand scheme of things. After you do that then you should get your lazy ***** in the car 5 or 10 minutes earlier for any thing you have to do because delays happen all the time.... Plan ahead by leaving earlier, not being a rude douche. But that is just my opinion.

[spf1971]

Well whats wrong with cutting in?

Of course we should respect the dead - however whenever they drive by they are excruciatingly slow. I will respect them up to the point that they drive slower then regular traffic. After that all bets are off.

But now that most cars have DRL, how do you really know there with the procession

Depends on the situation. If they do not have a police escort and my light turns green I'm going. I've seen it before. They just expect everyone else to stop for them and keep driving through the reds. Sorry you lost someone but you're still subject to traffic laws. If you want to drive through red lights then get a police escort.

Personally, I think the whole concept is outdated given the state of our society today. Give people directions to the internment site and let them make their own way there. I spent 28 years in the cop business, a death is a tragedy, compounding it with another one at a traffic light is truly stupid.

I know I'll get flamed for this but why should people hold up traffic just because someone died? People die all the time, every second of every day. Why should I show that guy any more or less respect than 5000 children who died in Africa that day, just because he has a motorcade?

Its not a state funeral, so don't parade 50 cars through the road like you own the place.

I hope you remember that the next time a family member is sick, dying, in hospital, dead etc; your boss has a business to run. The world doesn't revolve around you, nobody cares about your personal problems; get back to work and stop whining.

[starboy869]

^ And this is another reason why toronto / gta is consider a ***** hole. No respect