Laws for Funeral Processions

[copfish]

I see the same thing in Pueblo by a security company that does funeral escorts. Really burns my ass...

[cstone]

I've never understood the need for haste to get to a cemetery. By the time you are in the back of a hearse, you have no more need for emergency vehicles. I also think the hearse should be the last vehicle in any procession. It will be the last time anyone is waiting for you to show up.

Be safe.

[Great-Kazoo]

I've never understood the need for haste to get to a cemetery. By the time you are in the back of a hearse, you have no more need for emergency vehicles. I also think the hearse should be the last vehicle in any procession. It will be the last time anyone is waiting for you to show up.

Be safe.

Ah. The Old Late for His Own Funeral play.

[Aloha_Shooter]

I don't think the concern is so much haste to get to the cemetery as keeping the procession together rather than having all the mourners broken up by traffic and arriving in scattered groups. Regardless, those organizing funeral processions should be cognizant of how they are imposing on the general public.

It reminds me a bit of a story I was told when I was in DC: when Reagan took office, he was flown via helicopter to the Pentagon for his first national security briefing. He was amazed at the lack of traffic below and asked if that was normal; on being told, "no sir, we cleared and blocked traffic for you," he said that wasn't going to happen again and all future briefers would come to the White House rather than mess up traffic for the public.

I don't know if the story is true or not but it certainly fit with Reagan's concern for the common man (as opposed to Slick Willie shutting down the runways at LAX for 45 minutes while he had a haircut or closing HNL for an hour while his limo was being flown from Hickam to Waikiki).

[SuperiorDG]

I don't think the concern is so much haste to get to the cemetery as keeping the procession together rather than having all the mourners broken up by traffic and arriving in scattered groups. Regardless, those organizing funeral processions should be cognizant of how they are imposing on the general public.

After looking into the "Senate Bill 170, entitled "CONCERNING THE AUTHORITY OF A VEHICLE THAT IS BEING USED TO ESCORT A FUNERAL," that Otterbatcat brought to light I now think it is more about the profits the Funeral industry is getting for these escorts. As quoted in the bill, "Without permits, escort firms cannot remain in business and funeral establishments will no longer be able to utilize these services to lead funeral processions." So basically the general public's time and convenience is of a secondary concern to there business's bottom line. I would bet the charge a bundle for those escorts.

[Rumline]

while his limo was being flown from Hickam to Waikiki).

WTF? They helicoptered a limo 10 miles?

[Aloha_Shooter]

Just saw this story and thought it was apropos: http://www.foxnews.com/us/2017/07/11...ring-rain.html



Of course, different state, different laws:

Kentucky law states that funeral processions have the right-of-way at intersections when accompanied by an escort.

[hollohas]

What's the legal definition of "right-of-way"? Does it simply mean you have to move over for vehicles with the right of way and let them pass, etc? Or does it mean vehicles can break any traffic law they want including driving into oncoming traffic or running red lights? Legit question.

[Aloha_Shooter]

WTF? They helicoptered a limo 10 miles?

Apparently so. My parents had been shopping at the commissary before coming to pick me up at the airport (they didn't know all air traffic into HNL were doing donuts at the time) and they said the base gates were closed while the helo was flying the limo. They said Clinton was already in Waikiki and they were told it was just the limo on the helo.

[earplug]

Never live near a cemetery or a road that services one. Made that mistake when stationed at Fort Benning GA.