Funeral Processions should be way more legally controlled…
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Funeral Processions should be way more legally controlled and are no longer "Old way to show respect for the dead"
I have two main issues with funeral processions.
First, they’re often poorly coordinated and unsafe. I live near an intersection where I see accidents happen regularly, probably 30-50 a year, and around 10-15 are specifically tied to funeral processions. People try to act like traffic control by blocking intersections, then rush ahead to catch back up. A lot of them do not seem to understand that if the procession breaks up, they are no longer protected as part of it and need to obey the traffic signal like everyone else. Instead, they try to race through intersections to stay with the group, which creates confusion and leads to collisions, especially toward the back of the line.
Second, what really bothers me is the combination of the disruption and how inefficient it is. If the purpose is to come together to mourn someone, why are there so many single-occupant cars? You end up with 30-70 cars, most with just one person in them, stretching traffic out way more than it needs to.
On its own, I could deal with the delays and the inconvenience. But when it is paired with a long line of mostly one-person cars, and people trying to act like traffic cops and just causing accidents, it just feels unnecessarily excessive.
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I have two main issues with funeral processions.
First, they’re often poorly coordinated and unsafe. I live near an intersection where I see accidents happen regularly, probably 30-50 a year, and around 10-15 are specifically tied to funeral processions. People try to act like traffic control by blocking intersections, then rush ahead to catch back up. A lot of them do not seem to understand that if the procession breaks up, they are no longer protected as part of it and need to obey the traffic signal like everyone else. Instead, they try to race through intersections to stay with the group, which creates confusion and leads to collisions, especially toward the back of the line.
Second, what really bothers me is the combination of the disruption and how inefficient it is. If the purpose is to come together to mourn someone, why are there so many single-occupant cars? You end up with 30-70 cars, most with just one person in them, stretching traffic out way more than it needs to.
On its own, I could deal with the delays and the inconvenience. But when it is paired with a long line of mostly one-person cars, and people trying to act like traffic cops and just causing accidents, it just feels unnecessarily excessive.
#conversation
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