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Funeral Convoy: What to do?

jonpurdy

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I haven't seen one of these since I got back but encountered two today. Cops hold up traffic but don't seem to mind people getting into the convoy.

What is the law? Basically do what the LEO instructs you to do? Or can you just follow normal laws and pass it?
 
jonpurdy said:
I haven't seen one of these since I got back but encountered two today. Cops hold up traffic but don't seem to mind people getting into the convoy.

What is the law? Basically do what the LEO instructs you to do? Or can you just follow normal laws and pass it?
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Used to be in the old days in the UK, we rode behind the convoy as a sign of respect for the Family. To be honest nowdays respect has gone out of the window. So I guess really it is your choice. Do not think it is a ticketable offense, unless you are doing a wheelie or a stoppie next to the hearse.
You must also do what the LEO instructs you to do. I have waited to pull out into traffic for a Police funeral and an Officer stopped the procession about half way through or I would have been there all day. Massive procession. Thanked him and pulled out. (Ran over his foot just to say thank you. lol.)
 
You are legally required to follow any directions given by the police escort. From a moral standpoint you should allow the procession to proceed without interruption. Give a minute of your time so that a grieving family doesn't have to deal with petty aggravation.
 
If they don't have police with them they aren't allowed to just run reds right? A few weeks ago I saw a convoy trying to run reds and no one was letting them due to no police presence.
 
They have no special privilege to run reds, unless under escort. It's common practice, rather than law, to allow them through. Or at least it was, when people had some basic politeness.
 
no they can't run a red light if there is no police to control the intersection
 
Rob MacLennan said:
They have no special privilege to run reds, unless under escort. It's common practice, rather than law, to allow them through. Or at least it was, when people had some basic politeness.
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Thank you. I was waiting for your comments. I am on the same page as you with most of your comments out here. In quite a few topics I wait for your response for the correct answer.
 
Show patience and respect....common sense.
 
Rob MacLennan said:
They have no special privilege to run reds, unless under escort. It's common practice, rather than law, to allow them through. Or at least it was, when people had some basic politeness.
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Meh, thing about that is if they really cared about the deceased enough they would have got the escort. I went through it and didn't even realize until I passed and saw the funeral sign on their hood.
 
RandomHero said:
Meh, thing about that is if they really cared about the deceased enough they would have got the escort. I went through it and didn't even realize until I passed and saw the funeral sign on their hood.
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Police escort is a paid service. Not everyone can afford it, but they deserve some basic civility anyway. If you have to be forced to be polite, then it isn't being polite.
 
I think funeral processions are unnecessary. You pay your respects at the viewing, and you pay your respects at the funeral... what is this need to drive from one place to the other in a mile long convoy?

I'm respectful of it, but I think people who run reds just because they're in a procession are retards.
 
Sorta related, I hope this doesn't sound disrespectful. Having recently attended a funeral in my own family, a logistical question came to mind. Is there any way to estimate how many deaths, natural or otherwise, occur in Toronto every day/week?
 
Thanks for the info, folks.

mmmnaked said:
I think funeral processions are unnecessary. You pay your respects at the viewing, and you pay your respects at the funeral... what is this need to drive from one place to the other in a mile long convoy?
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This is why I asked the question in the first place. I don't see the point of it. Not every funeral does this, right? I guess I'm just young and morally relative :)
 
Respect the procession.

Period.
 
matthew said:
no they can't run a red light if there is no police to control the intersection
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Did you know it's still technically against the law. It's even against the law for police to run reds. But who will arrest them?
 
Rob MacLennan said:
They have no special privilege to run reds, unless under escort. It's common practice, rather than law, to allow them through. Or at least it was, when people had some basic politeness.
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When I was a pall bearer not too long ago the funeral director made the above very clear. Directions were given to the cemetary so there was no need to break laws. Drive your own pace so they don't have to dig another hole.

Re the courtesy, don't forget that the crazy cager behind you may be fixating on the green light and could rear end you thinking you should have been moving. Watch your back.
 
Rob MacLennan said:
Police escort is a paid service. Not everyone can afford it, but they deserve some basic civility anyway. If you have to be forced to be polite, then it isn't being polite.
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In some jurisdictions, particularly in the U.S. police won't do escorts for funerals. If something happens during the funeral procession, the responsibility then falls to the police - as in they get sued. A number of departments have determined it isn't worth the risk, so no escort.
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