Funeral Procession Etiquette?
While passing a funeral procession this morning, I began to wonder what proper etiquette is in that situation. In this case, I witnessed a van cut into the line of vehicles and was rather disturbed at what happened. At first I believed that the driver required to make a left hand turn at the set of lights and had no other choice as the procession was travelling in the left lane and was quite large. What happened instead was that the driver remained in the lane and turned on his 4-ways signalling he was part of the procession. I can only hope that this individual actually belonged to the group and was joining up at a rather bizarre location for some reason, but I have some doubts. Regardless if the person this morning was joining appropriately or was just being a jerk, I wonder what is the proper thing to do when passing/being passed by a funeral procession. Having been a part of several journeys to the cemetery, I have witnessed various behaviours. Some people get annoyed and honk, others jump the line to get ahead or make turns through the line, and some pull over and allow the procession to continue as a whole. Does anyone know what proper etiquette and legal rules should be followed?