I would have waited too, you were obviously at work so it wouldn't matter if you took a extra ten minutes longer to get back.

I'm sure someone said before that it's an offence to overtake a funeral procession. Probably wrong though just disrespectful.

Driving a audi :p up against it anyway but utterly disrespectful IMO , you waved sorry cos you know deep down you where out of order !

I remember when I was a wee boy of about 8 (I am now 43) going on a family holiday to Whitby. A funeral procession was coming the opposite direction and a tramp at the side of the road took his hat off, stood still and bowed his head in solemn respect. That picture of human kindness from someone that on appearance had nothing has always stuck with me.

Well I am sure as you need to ask about your behaviour you realise it was not acceptable.

If I had been in that procession I would have thought what a bell end.

Oh I see from your post you may be an Audi salesman. Sums it up!!

Edited 6 April, 201313 yr by loskie

Sorry the general census is as I suspected I was in the wrong,

Hold my hands up.

It was one of those do I or don't i situations, I made the wrong call.

But would the sound of an R8 banging and popping along the road for 8 miles at 25 mph be more inconsiderate ?

The FD in this case needs talking too, they were probably running early so not to get to the crem when another family is there they hold back and slow down to waste time. This is a common practice the FD's do. As I said before 25mph is unacceptable speed to be doing on a 60mph road unless they temporarly slow to pass a point of intrest to the deceased ie there house or similar. At that speed you are causing dangerous tail backs without any warning to other road uses further back who cannot see the funeral cars, who then start to over take the cars in front of them.

I used to get this problem alot..well i didt have an R8 so thats not entirely true but where i used to live there was a crematorium near by. It was was a hill with a short duel carriage way with a 50mph speed limit so its not asif it was a full blown motorway and i still refused to overtake.

I dont know the rules and regulations on paying your respect by not overtaking even if there is another lane but id rather be slightly late home with the frozen shopping then have my life damned by a poltergeist

Not good in my opinion, as you listed 2x hearses was this a double tragedy?

The FD in this case needs talking too, they were probably running early so not to get to the crem when another family is there they hold back and slow down to waste time. This is a common practice the FD's do. As I said before 25mph is unacceptable speed to be doing on a 60mph road unless they temporarly slow to pass a point of intrest to the deceased ie there house or similar. At that speed you are causing dangerous tail backs without any warning to other road uses further back who cannot see the funeral cars, who then start to over take the cars in front of them.

Then that's the drivers further back causing the danger, not the FD. There's lots of slow moving vehicles on the roads and all this rubbish about its dangerous is none sense, its impatient drivers that cause the dangers.

A tricky one.

If as you say the road was straight and clear and the procession was doing 25mph then would it have been more considerate to over take doing say 40mph?

At least taking your time, keeping the revs low, and passing wide would have shown those in the hearse that you have some respect.

What about an ambulance on the inside lane of a quiet motorway with its blue lights flashing doing a steady 60mph?

Rightly or wrongly I usually average closer to 80mph than 70mph on the motorway, would it be disrespectful to pass the ambulance in case there was someone on board in a bad way?

Not good in my opinion, as you listed 2x hearses was this a double tragedy?

2 Hearses more be more likely one for the remains and the second for more than normal flowers.

What about an ambulance on the inside lane of a quiet motorway with its blue lights flashing doing a steady 60mph?

Rightly or wrongly I usually average closer to 80mph than 70mph on the motorway, would it be disrespectful to pass the ambulance in case there was someone on board in a bad way?

No, the ambulance isn't a funeral procession, I've overtaken them myself but the last thing a funeral carrying close family and friends following the deceased wants to see is a foolish person speeding past in a sports car, suppose the deceased died in a rtc would this be a nice thing for them to see?

What about an ambulance on the inside lane of a quiet motorway with its blue lights flashing doing a steady 60mph?

Rightly or wrongly I usually average closer to 80mph than 70mph on the motorway, would it be disrespectful to pass the ambulance in case there was someone on board in a bad way?

totally different situation to the OP.

I'd have not done so myself. I'd have pulled over and waited if it was getting to me.

I remember on the way to my grandad's funeral we were running late for some reason and the (passenger) hearse overtaking to get us there on time!

No, the ambulance isn't a funeral procession, I've overtaken them myself but the last thing a funeral carrying close family and friends following the deceased wants to see is a foolish person speeding past in a sports car, suppose the deceased died in a rtc would this be a nice thing for them to see?

OK, using your reasoning...

What if inside the ambulance is a victim of a road traffic accident, and accompanying them in the ambulance is an uninjured member of their family.

Would the overtake be any better or worse? You'd overtake the ambulance but not the hearse?

totally different situation to the OP.

I didn't say it wasn't, the principle of respect however remains largely relevant.

OK, using your reasoning...

What if inside the ambulance is a victim of a road traffic accident, and accompanying them in the ambulance is an uninjured member of their family.

Would the overtake be any better or worse? You'd overtake the ambulance but not the hearse?

Correct, if they are in a ambulance hopefully they are still alive, but anyway, the funeral procession is a mark of respect and rememberence where as a ambulance is not. In my opinion I wouldn't have passed a hearse it is wholly disrespectful, simple as.

Na, I don't need the grief, post deleted.

Edited 7 April, 201313 yr by Coffin Dodger

I'm sure someone said before that it's an offence to overtake a funeral procession. Probably wrong though just disrespectful.

No such law, Martyn.

Would go past slowly if in the OP's situation of having a long straight road. If on twisty rural B roads though I would stay behind.

Quite simply, remaining behind a funeral procession is a mark of respect.

Those persons posting the "I might be in a hurry" and the "but what if" scenarios are merely attempting to justify to themselves, and the rest of us, a self-centred, self-important attitude which takes no consideration of others feelings.

No such law, Martyn.

So not advisable then. Wouldn't have thought it's a law written down, more an unwritten rule.

Yes; "going to an interment/cremation" is not a defence against "driving without due consideration" which expecting non-grievers to remain behind the courtege for that sort of distance/time is IMO.

Oh and before anyone starts in on me I've never been in a courtege that travelled that slowly for more than a couple of hundred yards away from the service or arriving at the destination. I was once "stacked" waiting for the previous cremation's mourners to leave though.

Quite simply, remaining behind a funeral procession is a mark of respect.

Those persons posting the "I might be in a hurry" and the "but what if" scenarios are merely attempting to justify to themselves, and the rest of us, a self-centred, self-important attitude which takes no consideration of others feelings.

I'm not trying to justify anything, I haven't actually said what I would do in the response to the OP's question, I simply suggested another way of looking at it.

As far I as I see it you are trying to reinforce what you believe to be right by belittling others who might not share the same opinion.

I'm not trying to justify anything, I haven't actually said what I would do in the response to the OP's question, I simply suggested another way of looking at it.

As far I as I see it you are trying to reinforce what you believe to be right by belittling others who might not share the same opinion.

Wow - anybody else remember Carly Simon?