Overtaking funerals

[Owllady]

Please don't do it. You just look like a twatty twat
Overtaking a hearse reversing into the churchyard whilst the family watch on. Biggest nobber in nobsville
I'm glad that's sorted

Samaritan1 You should not be driving if you are in so much pain.

When i was a kid (70s) our neighbor died and before the funeral everyone gathered at our house. I was sent to sit on the wall outside to get out of the way 'watch for the hearse'.

I heard a loud vehicle in the distance gunning down our road like a bat out of hell, gears pushed to their limits. As i looked towards the sound the hearse came into view, tearing along. As he got within view of the house he dropped down into low gear, grinding almost to a halt. I saw him flick a fag butt out the window before doing it up, put on his hat and drive the last 20 meters at a respectful 10 miles an hour.

Not good. I'm guessing they were running late. Amuses me though to think of it now.

I give up. I'd thought I'd seen it all on this forum, but overtaking a hearse because you have IBS really is the last straw.

Unbelievable.

Just to play devils advocate, you never know why these people may be in a rush. It might be something important that means they can't wait. I have IBS which can come on without warning, and if this happened to me behind a hearse I'd probably overtake it too!

FFS. Having IBS isn't as bad as being dead.
If there is the one time where you can't say "I have a disability. I am priority." It's absolutely this!

I work for a funeral directors and it happens allllllll the time!!!! Overtaking, pulling in between the hearse and the mourners cars, we've had rude hand signals and shouting out windows.
Empathy seems so few and far between now-a-days

I think everyone would agree that you don't overtake funeral processions but there will always be exceptions (such as a bad case of IBS).

I was 'stuck' behind a funeral prosession for early 10 miles. It drove at what seemed like .000001 miles an hour and added a ridiculous amount of time to my journey. The queue behind was massive and I presume those at the back would have no idea why we were being held up.

It was frustrating to say the least and I have to admit that I found it hard to understand why they they had to drive quite so slowly the whole way.

YANBU. The only time it's acceptable is if you're an emergency vehicle.

Oh Antisoc you are all heart. That was that person's final journey and they held you up. How awful for you.

Agreed. You'd be surprised at how much that final journey means to a grieving family.

There are of course situations where people can't help but overtake. An ambulance for example, or you're rushing someone to hospital in the car. Otherwise the person in the ambulance or the car may end up being the one who is in the next hearse. But for things like IBS or being late for work- don't do it!

Nice snarky reply Sparkling . I'm generally perfectly happy to be held up but that one time did seem a bit ridiculous. I can't remember the times but it was nearly a ten mile drive between two towns on 50/60 speed limit roads.

I haven't seem it happen again but I imagine that people would get frustrated if it were a regular event.

You are welcome Antisoc. I hope the deceased don't hold you up again.

What like, by a church? yes I bet it's a regular event by one of those
You still look like twat and a nob if you overtake
I don't know what IDS has to do with it

someone did that on my dads funeral. I mean why? there was the hearse and a funeral car. we weren't even going slow..... ffs what kind of person feels the need to be that selfish.....and I say that as someone who lives in the "dead centre" of town, yet I manage to be respectful. its not hard.
the IBS thing is odd.....what do you do if you are in a 20 mph limit? speed

I've never done it but I think I'd die of embarrassment of I did it unintentionally.

Friend of DH's had a head on collision with a hearse that was going the wrong way through the Clyde Tunnel.

*if obv

Goose rice that's awful.
One of our branches once had an accident on a motorway and the hearse was completely written off, all windows were smashed, but not one little scratch on the coffin.

Goose rice? I hate autocorrect. Sorry hooserice

Can someone advise me please. Our local cemetary is just off a major A road with three lanes. The cortèges usually go at about 28mph on the inside lane. 40mph limit. I think it would be dangerous for the traffic in the other two lanes to slow down to less than 27 because of traffic joining from behind. What I usually do is to put on my hazards and pass at about 30-35 as a mark of respect and continue at that speed until there is a reasonable space between us before I put my foot down. People begin tend to follow suit. I'm not sure if there is a proper protocol.

If there is more than one lane in the same direction then that's completely different.

What's the form for dual carriageway?
Our local cemetery is off a busy dual carriageway/main road into the city. So I have often overtaken a funeral, although always slowed down - still feels wrong, but have ended up with a double decker bus in the boot before now trying to hurry me up. Have held up traffic to let the whole procession out before now though
Dh accidentally overtook one that was just sort of starting off from a house one time, in fairness we never noticed it was a hearse/funeral car, just a couple of cars parked around the corner. Wasn't until we were half way round and spotted someone on foot leading it down to the junction that we realised. Too late to do anything but carry one. Still feel really bad for that one.

justneed cross post

I have accidentally overtaken a funeral procession on a dual carriageway before. As in, I didn't realise that it was a funeral procession until I had already passed a few cars.

I'd like to know the consensus on what do to on dual carriageways because I immediately felt bad and wasn't sure what I was supposed to do.

I don't think you can expect a whole dual carriageway of traffic to back up behind a funeral cortege

Duel carriage way is fine. It's the squeezing past and even cutting in that's rude.