Funeral Escort question?

Do these rented escort motorcycle cops have any legal right to stop traffic or force you out of the way.
Had two of the do it to me in I-45 near NASA. They pushed everyone out of the mid and right lane. Seems like a easy way to cause accidents!

Holy cow. For a minute there I thought you were asking about escorts accompanying you to a funeral.

Holy cow. For a minute there I thought you were asking about escorts accompanying you to a funeral. Originally Posted by watchoutthegameisrigged

Lol it got me too! That was a sneaky one.

I hope to have a line of escorts at my funeral...

as you get older, AND start losing loved ones, you'll understand why we give respect to funeral prosessions, in the mean time, just go with it.

I remember we used to pull over, get out of the car and pay respect.

Its his/her last ride and although the rent a cops get out of hand sometimes it is best to just shake it off and move on.

Little bit of Texas law.


Sec. 74.19. Authorized traffic direction.
Any person authorized or permitted as a funeral escort pursuant to this chapter and leading or otherwise escorting
a vehicular funeral procession shall obey all traffic laws, including all speed laws, except that such person is
authorized to stop cross-traffic to enable all vehicles in the funeral procession to proceed together as an unbroken
chain through intersections controlled by stop signs or signal lights, providing that the escort is physically in the
intersection prior to and following the presence of any part of the funeral procession in the intersection

Growing up I was always told out of respect always pull over and turn on your lights so that the precession coming in your directions see you are paying respect to their dead.

They're not just rent-a-cops - the City of Houston requires funeral processions to have a police motorcycle escort.

Sec. 45-253. Police escort.

Do these rented escort motorcycle cops have any legal right to stop traffic or force you out of the way.
Had two of the do it to me in I-45 near NASA. They pushed everyone out of the mid and right lane. Seems like a easy way to cause accidents! Originally Posted by Cinful

Good for them. If you are so obtuse that you do not understand what happened was because of what you did, or failed to do; other officers should have been called to take you to jail and stand before a judge.

You are pointing a finger at the escorts? You question the authority of the "rented escort". Wow, don't you realize that off duty cops used for funerals and store security still have the authority of a police officer?

Hey, you! Pull over, bow your head and shut your mouth.

Didn't your mom and dad teach you what is expected by society?

Gee my nee crickets, monkey whizz.

JR

Growing up I was always told out of respect always pull over and turn on your lights so that the precession coming in your directions see you are paying respect to their dead. Originally Posted by Von Spieler

Same here. I still do it if it won't cause an accident. I know when I've been in one, I'm always impressed by this show of respect.

I hope to have a line of escorts at my funeral... Originally Posted by mtnkid

LOL! One of the best quotes I've seen on eccie. +1

Think about it, dude. You don't want traffic interrupting a funeral procession. Say half the drivers in the procession get caught behind terrible traffic, while the hearst is way ahead with the body. They make it to the chapel, as well as a few of the cars immediately behind the hearst, but 20 other cars are still stuck in traffic, scattered about with non-attendees in between them.

What if everyone doesn't know the way to the chapel? Are they going to wait for everyone to get there, or are they starting the funeral on time? So on and so forth.

Friends and family are dealing with enough already. The last thing they want is complications in traffic that could offset the day's events.

I get the "pay your respects" aspects, but this the 2000s for crying out loud. That stuff may have been okay back in the 50s, 60s and 70s when traffic congestion wasn't as bad. Also, we now live in a higher paced world. I don't have time to stop for a damn funeral procession. I've got places to be and operate on the concept of "just in time" delivery. Some of these damn processionals go only 15-20 mph on roads where the speed limit is 45-50mph. People have GPSs and shit. They can find there way to wherever they are going or get directions.

I don't mind the traffic escorts for funeral processions. Let the family and friends have unobstructed access to their dearly departed's resting place. May he/she rest in peace.

What I do have issues with (and I know I'll get flamed by the motorcycle community) are the motorcycle club convoys that go out on weekends and feel they must travel together, so they take it upon themselves (no official police escorts involved) to stop cross-traffic, in busy intersections, through multiple red lights. Don't know about other cities, but it happens frequently in the KC metro.

I get the "pay your respects" aspects, but this the 2000s for crying out loud. That stuff may have been okay back in the 50s, 60s and 70s when traffic congestion wasn't as bad. Also, we now live in a higher paced world. I don't have time to stop for a damn funeral procession. I've got places to be and operate on the concept of "just in time" delivery. Some of these damn processionals go only 15-20 mph on roads where the speed limit is 45-50mph. People have GPSs and shit. They can find there way to wherever they are going or get directions. Originally Posted by Cpalmson

I honestly don't think you get the pay your respects aspect.