Posted on 06/17/2014 10:09:11 AM PDT by skeptoid
How is it possible to run a red light if the funeral procession does not stop at red lights?
Maybe up in DC things are done differently. In these parts, there is a police escort from the funeral home to the burial - no stopping at lights or anything. And all other cars pull over and stop until the procession has gone by.
“What does D C code say?”
DC laws do not apply in Virginia.
I don’t know, if you’re far enough back that a cop not part of the procession escort can pull you over I don’t think you’re in the procession anymore.
That’s a Southern tradition. I’ve had yankees comment upon seeing it happen, because they had not seen such things up north..................
Every funeral procession I’ve been involved in has had a police escort to the cemetery. The reason is just to avoid situations like this. Is this a new cop or just a guy throwing his weight around?
WIth all that killing going on in Chicago, traffic must be a mess.................
Los Angeles too.
Sorry, Alexandria. It’s worse.
Thats a Southern tradition. Ive had yankees comment upon seeing it happen, because they had not seen such things up north..................
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I remember that tradition. My dad would get out of the car and put his hand over his heart if we were in rural areas.
All gone now. Civility is just another casualty in the culture war.
At least they didn’t shoot his dog.
Midwest tradition, too. At least in Iowa, anyway.
It is not a southern tradition. It is an American tradition. In Minnesota we observe the integrity of a funeral procession, and they always have a police escort. People turn on their headlights to indicate a procession. Now with the newer cars, however, the lights are not so significant anymore.
Funeral processions never stop at red lights, I’ve never seen them do so, AND cops usually escort said procession.
So something wacky going on here.
My father’s funeral procession was escorted by his great-nephew who was a police captain. Some idiot tried to cut in front of the procession. Bad move.
That's how it's done in Pennsylvania. Police escort not necessarily present, but the procession is allowed to proceed through red lights.
Around here, the leader of the procession communicates via cellphone with a fellow employee who brings up the rear, and they coordinate - instead of running red lights they wait on the shoulder with hazards until the rest can catch up.
Happens in Brooklyn all the time.
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