Funeral procession
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This article is about the ceremony. For the painting, see Funeral Procession (painting).
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A funeral procession is a procession, usually in motor vehicles, from a church, synagogue, or mosque to the cemetery. The deceased is usually transported in a hearse, while family and friends follow in their vehicles.
[edit] Standard procedure
The rules applied in most of the United States are:
- All vehicles traveling in a funeral procession must be accompanied by a licensed escort. Usually one escort is assigned for approximately every 10 to 12 vehicles.
- Funeral processions have the right of way. People are required to yield, and not interfere or cause an obstruction. This is a long-standing tradition in English common law.[citation needed]
- Stickers (colored markers) must[citation needed] be attached to front and rear windows of each vehicle.
- Everyone that is part of the procession is required to have their lights turned on, and some states require the escort to use hazard lights.
