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Put me on a raft under a blanket soaked in gas with some barrels of explosives circling me. Push me out in the lake and when I am far enough out, have someone shoot flaming arrows onto the raft igniting my blanket and eventually setting off the explosives.
its not just in Charlotte or NC, I first observed people pulling over for funeral processions when we moved to GA. In the more rural areas of GA, I've seen men get out of the car and remove their hats.
IMHO its just common decency and courtesy.....and I think it means alot to the families.
I don't really understand why it is a sign of respect to pull over for a funeral procession. I'm dead, what do I care if some stranger pulls over?
If the funeral procession is going the same direction in which you are traveling it is nice to pull over so that all the cars can stay together, to arrive at the cemetery together instead of some people getting caught at red lights or hung up in traffic flows. It is part of the funeral service and driving in and amongst the procession is an interruption.
That's how I see it anyway. Not so much to show respect for the dead but to show respect for the living who are attending the services.
If the funeral procession is going the same direction in which you are traveling it is nice to pull over so that all the cars can stay together, to arrive at the cemetery together .
The confusion is about a procession coming in the opposite direction that you are going on a 2 lane road.
When I was 14 my grandmother died and we were in a procession line in New York city, and cars cut in and out to the point that many of us were separated. Some cars stayed in the line just messing the whole thing up. I must admit it kind of pissed me off - it felt like a total lack of respect. Here was the death of a woman I loved a ton and people acted like they could care less. Of course it didn't mean anything them as they didn't know her but to me it was part of the end of her life, driving to the cemetery was part of saying goodye. People should respect that. I think it's touching when people here stop to let the funeral procession go by - I am always moved by the sight of it
In my state it is against the law to interrupt a funeral procession. Most of them have police escorts that go in front and signal the traffic to stop. That doesn't apply to traffic traveling in the opposite direction unless the procession is making a left turn against oncoming traffic.
Not long ago my wifes uncle died. During the procession some guy cut me off even though I was close to the next car in the line. I had to slam on the brakes to keep from hitting him. I was in my truck and I made sure the guy got forced off the road. I was close to the front of the line because I was a pall bearer and the escort cop saw what happened in his mirror. When we got to the cemetary to pull in the cop waited for me and flagged me down. I figured I was in trouble. He told me if the guy made a complaint he ( the cop) didn't see nothing.
Glad to see that some people still have respect and compassion. I don't think it is too much of a inconvenience to pull over for a couple of minutes. What is the big deal? I have seen this tradition in several states, ie. Minnesota, Ohio, Georgia, S.C., Florida, Nebraska and many others. If one thinks that it is some stupid local tradition, one should get out more.
I'm from NYC and we stop for a funeral. I think it is the law on regular streets. It's on the highway that things get sketchy and usually it is hard to keep everyone together.
I was as so touched during a recent funeral procession in Albemarle, NC. I am from VA. and remember it here when I was a child but is no longer practiced. I will in the future. What a respectful way to honor a life & the family.
The confusion is about a procession coming in the opposite direction that you are going on a 2 lane road.
If there is no law enforcement escort, it is VOLUNTARY, for vehicles traveling in the opposite direction, whether they have one lane going in their direction, or more, to slow and pull over. If the procession has a police escort or escort from the sheriffs department, and they are running emergency signals, (Lights, sirens or both) EVERYONE IN ALL DIRECTIONS, PULLS OVER AND STOPS UNTIL THE LAST VEHICLE HAS PASSED.
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