The CHP officer was pulling over one bike for pulling out into the slow lane and stopping cars in that lane, endangering the rest of the users on the freeway by creating a sudden stop in one lane, and a corresponding danger of that traffic jumping into the open lanes of traffic at a much slower speed.
That the rest of the procession pulled over as well is the stupid part, that they continually ignored that the officer told them to move on is compounding that stupidity.
The CHP has fully backed the officer who handled a traffic citation quickly under strong pressure from uninvolved people. Traffic guides who accompany funeral processions fully know what they can and can’t do - stopping traffic on surface streets? No problem. Stopping a lane of traffic on the freeway? They know that is forbidden.
Since you’re obviously not citing from the cited source in this thread you must have some other source for the detailed description. Can you tell us where to see it?
Ponch, you’re going back to training.
1. You stop your Patrol Cycle at side of the road and dismount.
2. Face the traffic
3. Stand at attention and GIVE A HAND SALUTE until the last vehicle passes by.
4. Only then can you remount your Patrol Cycle.
Got it? Good.
Would you like to add any other irrelevant points that also don’t bear on the incident in question?