Keljo
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Joined: 12/28/2005
Msg: 26 | |
| Do you pull over for a funeral?
Posted: 6/24/2007 3:28:37 PM | | I pull over for funeral processions, ambulances, police and fire personal. If you have a flashing light or a siren, I am getting out of your way. | |
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| Do you pull over for a funeral?
Posted: 6/24/2007 4:22:04 PM | ^You guys are all fantastic! And I was beginning to think it was just Southern hospitality. Perhaps it is a "custom"; thou seriously a trait of 'civilized' and otherwise countries to have a procession.
Sometimes people don't get it.... but really....
the procession always has everyone turn their lights on, many put a small flag on the antenna and there is always a long black sedan leading the pack. Duh. | |
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| Do you pull over for a funeral?
Posted: 7/2/2007 7:24:33 PM | I will always pull over...and I will teach my kids (if I have any) to will pull over and hopefully my future grand kids too...Sometimes I think people do not pull over because they were not taught to pull to the side of the road...Or at least that's what I choose to believe...
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SISL
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Joined: 2/20/2007
Msg: 29 | |
| Do you pull over for a funeral?
Posted: 7/2/2007 7:39:08 PM | Sure do, for Funerals, Ambulances, Fire Trucks, Cops (hopefully they keep going!!!)
In New Jersey, no one pulls off the road for anything---The attitude there is ---HEY, I got places to go---OUT OF MY WAY!!!
I have seen all sorts of emergency vehicles stuck in traffic in East Coast Cities---NO consideration---"It ain't MY Grandmother in that ambulance" is the sentiment.
GOD BLESS TEXAS!!! | |
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| Do you pull over for a funeral?
Posted: 7/2/2007 10:53:37 PM | | Yes, i pull over it is a last respect to the person who walked this earth like you and i do and one day it will be our turn. I have not had to pull over for a funeral in the town that i moved to. The people here said that they just don't have street funerals here. | |
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| Do you pull over for a funeral?
Posted: 10/10/2007 8:50:33 AM |
I've only seen one attempt by a discourteous driver to pass through a procession - he did get ticketed.
I was at a funeral where someone got a ticket for not pulling over. The cop took his driver's license and told him to stay put because he was going on with the funeral and would come back later to write the ticket. I thought that was so cool! | |
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| Do you pull over for a funeral?
Posted: 10/10/2007 8:54:48 AM | | I live near a cemetary abd the cops always make everyone wait....I don't mind, someday that will be me in that big long car | |
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| Do you pull over for a funeral?
Posted: 10/10/2007 9:06:50 AM | The other day I cut through a procession. I had NO IDEA that's what was going on......I felt so bad when I figured it out. So many people drive with their lights on now, if you happen upon the middle of a procession during a busy time of day, you might not know!
I would totally pull over for a funeral.....yes.
Won't ever be me in that big long car though - I refuse to have a funeral. | |
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| Do you pull over for a funeral?
Posted: 10/10/2007 9:37:14 PM | I always stop and wait for the procession to do its course...although I have been called a few nasty names for holding up traffic behind me along with horns being honked and the infamous dirty looks LOL...guess they have no respect for the dead, so they probably have less for the living, or vice versa...which ever...I have noticed the past few years though that having the lights turned on while in a procession always helps. sometimes some are slower than others or end up being cut off by someone who isnt in the procession...But I was always taught to let the deceased person have their final time on this earth to be a good one...even if they arent here to see it.
As for fire trucks, ambulances, and police cars...if they are screaming up on where I am...darn straight I will stop, pull over, or get the heck out of their way...seeing one families car torn in half by neglecting to follow law was bad enough for this kid | |
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| Do you pull over for a funeral?
Posted: 3/13/2008 5:10:20 PM | It boggles my mind that some people don't pull over and stop, or that some have never heard of the custom. How sad that society has got to be this way.
As for ambulances etc., here it is law to pull over for them. Years ago, I was the patient in an ambulance, it had lights and siren on, and some dic'khead cut it off at a traffic light. Some people just have no sense of common courtesy. | |
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| Do you pull over for a funeral?
Posted: 3/13/2008 5:45:32 PM | Always have, always will for anyone.
Back home in Ontario, we've got what has become known as the "Highway of Heroes". A 172km stretch of Highway 401. It earned its name because its the route fallen troops take before heading to the Centre for Forensic Sciences and returned to their families. Since 2002 thousands have stood on overpasses wearing red and holding signs, waiting for the the motorcade to pass. It lets the families know that we're thinking of them and it means so much to them. For the crowd, they feel connected to the family for a few seconds.
With the last company I worked with there was this one job, that had us drilling right outside the exit of the Hospital's morgue. Whenever the hearse pulled up or the doors opened, I'd have my crew shut down the drill and have a moment of silence. It's just the respectful thing to do, and it just felt like the right thing to do. | |
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| Do you pull over for a funeral?
Posted: 3/13/2008 8:41:39 PM | | Always have ,it was the way we we taught in the military , whether the person served or was a civilian to stop face the funeral cars, and when I was serving if walking or driving in uniform stand at attention and salute. Will continue to do so out of uniform. It is sad that some people will cut a funeral procession of. | |
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| Do you pull over for a funeral?
Posted: 3/15/2008 7:27:55 AM | I've passed a lot of funeral processions (opposite direction) and never stopped or saw anybody else stop until about 7 years ago. Pissed me off at the time as I didn't know why they were stopping. Now, I believe it's a judgement call as to safety. On a two lane road it could be dangerous, at least around here. It does sound like a southern thing tho.
Ambulances and emergency vehicles always have the right of way, which means get the hell out of their way. | |
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| Do you pull over for a funeral?
Posted: 3/15/2008 7:46:57 AM | This was obviously a publicised event. I don't see how a military man (and I don't mean to be harsh) is any different to any other person who has died.
Many people die without 'us' knowing of their achievements. To 'us' it is a funeral and it's only proper to show respect.
This soldier may have given up himself for his country, but there are many others who have done the same thing but in different ways that are not recognised by the public.
Would I pull over for a funeral?.....In all honesty no, I wouldn't. That doesn't mean I don't care, I still think about the person (whether I knew of them or not).....what was their history? Did they make a mark on this world? Does it really matter? They were a person and that's the bottom line. | |
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| Do you pull over for a funeral?
Posted: 3/15/2008 9:43:30 AM | If this story is in fact true, then I would have to consider most of the people in the story to be hypocrites, since Texas is in fact a "red" state.
But while this story sound very touching, it seems like one of the many motivational, propagandistic stories that were read to us several times a month when I was in the military. Yes, these stories are moving, but they are usually fabrications or highly embellished versions of the truth published to provide our troops with a sense of purpose. It's used to assure them that we are supporting their efforts and to give them a pat on the back.
As a former Marine, I say that if you really want to show your support and respect for our troops, do it by bringing them home and giving them the proper support that they need while they are fighting. Not by electing and reelecting a president who will keep them there longer while simultaneously cutting taxes (which is where our troops get most of their support). No amount of respect shown after someone dies makes up for the lack of respect shown while they were alive.
Bottom line...What's the point of respecting someone in death when you never showed them respect, consideration, or compassion in life? | |
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| Do you pull over for a funeral?
Posted: 3/15/2008 11:12:44 AM | OP, that's the most beautiful story I've ever heard.
If I am driving and I see a hearse being escorted, I pull over and put my flashers on. If one passes by my house, I think good thoughts for that family and those friends that are going by. It's hard to lose someone, but it's even harder to try to bury them if you can't even get through traffic. | |
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| Do you pull over for a funeral?
Posted: 3/15/2008 3:30:35 PM | I grew up in north central Alberta and there used to be HUGE funeral processions. It would never cross my mind NOT to pull over or to try to pass through a procession. In Edmonton sometimes you would wait for 20-40 minutes at a red/green/red/green etc light until the entire procession was through.
sadly RESPECT is hard to find these days... nice to see that there are still those who do.
I moved to the west coast (Vancouver Island) and haven't seen a large procession in years though. Seems everyone gets cremated these days and there are not so many of the large Ukranian/Polish/German services out here. It's all demographics. | |
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| Do you pull over for a funeral?
Posted: 3/15/2008 10:20:03 PM | | I saw something many years ago that I thought was pretty amazing. While the funeral prossession was driving past, there were many (about 15) men working on the roadway. They all stopped working, removed their hardhats and placed them over their hearts until the funeral had passed. It was very touching and although it was the saddest day of my life, I'll never forget the respect and kindness shown by complete strangers. | |
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| Do you pull over for a funeral?
Posted: 3/16/2008 3:22:38 PM | | My grandfather passed when I was 16, before I really started driving, and I remember seeing people pulled over and getting out of their cars to pay respect as we drove from the church to the gravesite. I will always pull over and stop, although I usually don't exit my car just because there are wackos driving here. It's the least I can do to show respect for a life lost. | |
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