Funeral cars....

[Luke M]

was my grandads funeral today and been in the funeral car made me realise how impatient people are! people were making dangerous manouvers to overtake and one RAC van overtook on an island, cutting the hurse up to get off the exit!

ok most people gave way and followed slowly. one guy even stopped his van in the middle of a busy island to allow our car to keep up with the hurse. but i thought these minority were very inconciderate!

i remember years back everyone would close curtains in the street and noone would dare to overtake! does anyone respect this anymore?

 

[x Alex x]

well i would always be extra curtious to funeral cars!

 

[Luke M]

yer, i would! i dont see how people can be like that! we were even doing 30mph so werent going that slow! some people are just too impatient!

 

[wotnowarninglight]

Sorry to hear about your Grandad... went to me mates mom's funeral recently, barely 3 weeks after his wedding The best man from the wedding did pass comment that for everybody else life goes on with no consideration / knowledge of what others may be going through or in the middle of... think with the pace of modern life we have little respect for one another, let alone the dead. Its all a pretty sad state of affairs really...

 

[bulldog5046]

:yuck: one of two things i couldnt stand is being in a crash with a herse and a body thats been dead a long time, freash death i can handle but one thats a few days old would make me sick, the other is a crash with a child/baby couldnt deal with that

 

[sycojoe]

When my mate got killed in front of me, it shook me up bad. We had been riding for years together.

Anyways. on the day of his funeral, 140 bikes turned up at his house. His wife wanted this, so we organized it for her.

As the procession set off, i was right behind his coffin, along with his brother who was on the left of me. We were traveling at no more than 20mph all the way to crematorium.
We had lads who sped past the procession, who stopped traffic at junctions and roundabouts so the funeral cars went ahead unhindered.

Of course we had the odd idiot in a car who wanted to go past, but this never happened. The other lads stopped this by slowing them down.

I have to add too, that we also had a police escort of five cars, who did nothing, nor stopped us from stopping traffic to keep the procession together.

It was even shown on Look North, and was in the Yorkshire Evening Post.

Respect is shown when the people that see this type of thing can relate to it.
Disrespect , are the idiots who don't give a damn about anything when they see this type of thing. They are the ones who will end up in a morgue.

 

[Hellcat]

A couple of teenagers died in Hartlepool this week, yesterday over 250 people in 140 cars turned up to spell their names in cars..

Hundreds gather in honour of tragic pair
HUNDREDS of heartbroken mourners gathered to pay a special tribute to two teenagers who died in a car smash.
Over 250 friends in 140 cars packed into Seaton Carew's "Sandy" car park last night, in memory of Kelsey Anderson, 18, and Joel Skinner, 19, both from Hartlepool.
The unique and spectacular tribute to the pair - who each had a love for cars - saw their names spelt out using dozens of the vehicles.
And then, as the youngsters' parents and families looked on, a massive convoy of cars left the car park at 6pm and travelled down Coronation Drive, all with their hazard lights flashing.
The parade then turned into Burn Road - past the scene of the accident - and completed its poignant journey into Tesco's car park, where a two-minute silence was held.
One of the organisers, Peter Cook, 41, described the event as "emotional and touching".
He said: "Everything went absolutely perfect. Kelsey and Joel's families were there and I think they were just overwhelmed.
"They were obviously extremely popular and well thought of, it was very emotional and touching and there were certainly tears shed by a lot of the kids.
"I couldn't believe the amount of cars that turned up, the car park was packed. I stopped counting at 140 cars.
"The scene watching all the cars go down Coronation Drive was just amazing as well.
"Kelsey and Joel used to meet up with their friends in the cars at the Sandy car park and then go on cruises to towns in the North-East."
Just hours before the tribute took place, Joel's parents, Julie Bushnall and Peter Skinner, gave a picture of their precious son to the Mail and said: "Joel's death was a tragic accident and a great loss to everyone who knew him. We appreciate everything his friends have done in helping us try to come to terms with this dreadful tragedy."
Joel, a shop assistant of Blakelock Road, and Kelsey, of Browning Avenue, were travelling in a blue Citroen Saxo when it left the road and collided with a metal fence at around 12.30am on Saturday.
Kelsey died at the scene and Joel passed away in hospital the next day. Inquests have been opened into their deaths.
Peter, a taxi driver, thanked Hartlepool Borough Council for lighting and a cherry-picker that allowed the Mail's photographer to picture the event, and Brian, from Driveby Solutions, who helped get everyone together.

 

[Dobby]

Our road is just by the crematorium so we see funeral processions almost every day. I always turn my music right down and slow to about 20/25mph even when i'm on the other side of the road out of respect

 

[VindiVee8]

I see this EVERY day, people cutting the cortege up, blowing their horn at the funeral cars, splitting the cars up by trying to force their way in. Some people are that desperate to get past they nearly wipe the hearse out. If they mangage to split the cars, we just slow down even more until they move out. I once even saw a bus nearly hit a horse drawn hearse, by trying to beat it to a gap!

People need to chill more on the roads, allow more time for their jounrneys and show more repect.

 

[Jai]

I see this EVERY day, people cutting the cortege up, Some people are that desperate to get past they nearly wipe the hearse out.

i know what i'd use to stop that......

 

[Big Black Stilo]

Same thing happened at my grandmas funeral a couple of years back, some pleb overtook the hearse, 3 stretch black limos, me, my cousin and other family members, about 8 cars in total. I nearly dropped a cog to go after them and beat the living daylights out of them, but i didnt, coz that would really have ruined it.

It was only the other day my mrs brought it up as she saw it happen and it brought back that memory. Truly disgusting behaviour.

 

[jaysenysen]

sorry to hear about ur grandad, and about the idiot that has no respect, i used to get impaitent with these ppl, but ever since you drive ina funeral line, it changes you, i now stop and turn music off etc, its jus being a good person.....


sorry for your loss

 

[VindiVee8]

Its getting more and more common now. Some areas are worse than others. You do still get the occasional person who stops on R/bouts or lets you out, but its getting rarer, more of a novelty than the norm. Its a shame whats a few seconds of your life, to respect some one else. Roundabouts are the worst to cope with, thats when we need the most help to get all the cars out, but receive the least.

 

[Dunc Uno Turbo]

sorry to hear about your grandad.

i must admit, ive overtaken a funeral parade once (sorry!) but i was in a mega late rush and would have missed my train and would have bin shafted! i stayed behind for a bit, but after a while realised that i wasnt gonna make my train if i sat behind

but normally, no, i stay behind (unless on a juel carrigeway then id slowly pass)

Dunc

 

[thefishdude]

eww thats bad, i would never overtake a hearse. dont feel right so will sit behind it.

 

[MATT 68]

Dont care what the reason for overtaking a funeral cortage(sp?) you just dont do it unless its a matter of life or death.
Even when im not in my car and i am a pedestrian, if a funeral procession passes, i stop moving,put my hands behind my back and if im wearing a baseball cap i remove it:slayer: . Its called respect, it doesnt cost nothing and the world would be a better place if more people had an ounce of it!

 

[dawn_of_time]

Even when im not in my car and i am a pedestrian, if a funeral procession passes, i stop moving,put my hands behind my back and if im wearing a baseball cap i remove it:slayer: . Its called respect, it doesnt cost nothing and the world would be a better place if more people had an ounce of it!

Some-one did that as my mums funeral went past them i was so touched to think there are people out there who still have respect for a funeral, good on you

Some-one over took us at my grandads funeral years ago and i was blazing, it didnt help that we didnt know where we were going and were worried sick incase we got stopped at traffic lights cos of this d*ckhead.

Kev and I saw a beautiful funeral cortege the other day, leading it was a gleeming, 12 wheeled tipper wagon with a floral tibute saying "TAZ", there were masses of cars but everyone at the traffic lights stopped to let them through so they could stay together.

 

[CJ_CINQQY]

same i here ill always remove my cap and stop walking.i get the **** took for it but its just respect. When my great grandmother was burried last week there was a big **** up with the herse and a lorry carrying 2 JCB's in that the herse was half into the road pulling out whilst the lorry was blocking the rest of the road. Also at the funeral instead of having a Minute silence we did a minute of clapping.as we thort insted of morning her death with silence it would be better to congratulate her on all the work she had done in life.

 

[Dobby]

Also at the funeral instead of having a Minute silence we did a minute of clapping.as we thort insted of morning her death with silence it would be better to congratulate her on all the work she had done in life.

Thats the most beautiful idea i have ever heard!

 

[dawn_of_time]

Sounds like the way i wanna go.

I've told kev, no black and tears, bright colours and happy thoughts cos i'll always be in their hearts and minds

The song i'm leaving the church to is "spirit in the sky" by doctor and the medics :slayer: