June 4, 201412 yr I definitely slow down and if safe pull over. I always yield to then and think anyone who cuts into or tries to turn through a funeral is pretty low. I did it once, but it was on the interstate so I decided it didn't count.
June 5, 201412 yr I was driving in one once lights on, purple flag, the whole 9 yards. I was about 5 cars back from the service vehicles. They made it through a light that turned red on me. As I entered the intersection a moron turned left on front of me. I described the idiot with some colorful phrases. Sent from my iPhone using Forum Runner
June 5, 201412 yr I have always yielded. And from the perspective of someone who has been in several funeral processions, I can't explain the feeling that comes over you when people yield and/or pull over. The time I felt that feeling most intensely was when my father died. The cemetery is about 15 miles from where his funeral was, and people pulled over all along the route, even those who were going in the opposite direction. It was an inexplicably comforting feeling seeing that small gesture of respect from complete strangers.
June 5, 201412 yr I honestly don't think I've ever seen this happen. I was in a procession in February from Taylorsville Rd/Cannons Lane to Resthaven. It was a harrowing experience. People cut into the procession, they didn't yield to allow the entire procession to make through red lights....it wasn't until someone turned sideways on Bardstown Rd. to block the traffic that we could even turn into the cemetery.
June 5, 201412 yr Two funerals out in Indiana in the past year, everyone going opposite direction pulled off. I had never seen that before.
June 5, 201412 yr I ALWAYS, ALWAYS, ALWAYS, pull over, even if I'm on the interstate and going opposite if the procession. It's simply a matter of respect. When I see someone fail to stop or pull over, it disgusts me.
June 5, 201412 yr Isn't the fine pretty hefty for joining into a funeral procession as a means of avoiding traffic?
June 5, 201412 yr I ALWAYS, ALWAYS, ALWAYS, pull over, even if I'm on the interstate and going opposite if the procession. It's simply a matter of respect. When I see someone fail to stop or pull over, it disgusts me. Would think that might be a hazard though. I don't believe I've ever seen a procession on the interstate.
June 5, 201412 yr Would think that might be a hazard though. I don't believe I've ever seen a procession on the interstate. In Louisville you'll catch them on the Watterson Expressway from time to time. Mostly they try to avoid it if at all possible.
June 6, 201412 yr 2 lane yes, divided highway no. Similar situation question: The other day was in the car while Mrs. Birdbrain was driving, a large biker procession, likely a poker run started through an intersection and one of the bikers pulled into the intersection to allow all the bikes to get through. Mrs. Birdbrain states she's going when the light turns green…. What's the rule on this one ? (I can tell you that it was a colorful exchange and I was thankful for the group getting through before the light changed)
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