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Do you pull over and stop for a funeral passage or do you just keep going and think, "Well, I can say I was

not taught and didn't know"?

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  • 1 decade ago
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    It is common courtesy to pull over and to stop while a funeral procession passes. While courtesy is not required by law, respectfulness certainly eases the burden of those who are grieving. If you were the mourner, wouldn't you appreciate others showing respect to your loved one? Good character requires us to treat others as we wish to be treated in the same circumstances. You clearly know that this is the appropriate action to take, and you deceive yourself if you claim not to have known.

  • 1 decade ago

    It's just good manners to pull over and show respect......and you never break a funeral line...they are allowed to bend some of the traffic laws, such as if the first car has already gone through a light, and then the light turns red, the rest of the procession is still allowed to follow through so it doesn't get broken. Yes, you should pull over if there is no other choice.

  • If I'm going in the opposite direction, and there's room to keep moving, I pull over, but I don't stop. If I was waiting at the light to cross the street and one came through, I would have no choice but to stop.

  • 1 decade ago

    The only person who keeps going and says, "Well, I'm a redneck pos from bfe Arkansas" is a jerk. EVERYONE knows you pull over for a funeral procession. Just as they know that they pull over for ambulances, fire trucks, police cars, etc.

  • 1 decade ago

    Well you don't have to completely stop. You just need to make sure that the funeral line isn't broken up. That usually means to move to another lane or in some cases just stop.

    After your first "I didn't know" experience, you'll know better for next time.

  • 1 decade ago

    Yes I always give way.....

    What is 2 Min's of your life compared to the grief shared for many yrs to come for the friends and family that the diciest has left behind

    Suz

  • 1 decade ago

    If I am walking, I bow my head in respect until the sad procession is over.

  • 1 decade ago

    if its safe to pull over, yes, the er deceased may or may not know that you are showing respect but to the mourners it means a lot.

    Source(s): just general respect
  • Anonymous
    1 decade ago

    Respect must be shown to the dead, of whatever religion, in whatever manner it may be, such as suggested by the Asker.

  • 1 decade ago

    Not taught what? There is no law for funeral processions, unless there are police personnel directing you.

    Moving aside for the procession is courtesy, not law.

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