# What's the rule with funeral processions?

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-rule-with-funeral-processions/590742>\
**Category:** In My Humble Opinion\
**Created:** [July 29, 2011, 3:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-rule-with-funeral-processions/590742 "2011-07-29T15:59:16Z")\
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**Author:** ![CoffinMan](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/b9bd4f/32.png) [@CoffinMan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CoffinMan)\
**Post date:** [June 29, 2017, 9:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-rule-with-funeral-processions/590742/62 "2017-06-29T21:59:09Z")

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> [@Erdosain](#):
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> In coffinman’s “Ask the Funeral Director” thread, I believe he said that processions running red lights without police escort is a bad idea.
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> If you see a funeral procession, then yes you should let them go ahead. But if you don’t even see them till the last minute, I don’t see the big deal. There’s nothing sacred about a bunch of cars running red lights. Flipping someone the bird for not screeching to a halt–well that dude needs some perspective. And a map to the cemetery.

I discourage processionals as I think they are unnecessary and hazardous on many levels.

I do always produce and provide maps to everyone and encourage that they drive on their own safely to the next destination.

And a point of safety: a processional should have at least 1 motorcycle escort for every 5 cars. At no time should any mourners think that blowing red lights without a professional team of motorcycle escorts providing coverage and supervision is acceptable or safe in any way.

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**Author:** ![engineer\_comp\_geek](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/engineer_comp_geek/32/504_2.png) [@engineer\_comp\_geek](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/engineer_comp_geek)\
**Post date:** [June 30, 2017, 1:13am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-rule-with-funeral-processions/590742/63 "2017-06-30T01:13:33Z")

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**Moderator Action**

Thread closed due to excessive thread bumping.

**CoffinMan** , please do not bump every thread that you can find on a topic as you have done here today.

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