Today, I attended the funeral for my wife's grandmother. The service was a nice small intimate family affair. Being such, the procession to the graveside service was at maximum 10 vehicles. This should not have affected anyone's schedule that may have been crossing paths with us for more than 2 minutes at the most It is customary that when you are driving along on your daily routes, that if you come across a funeral procession, that you pull along side the road and wait for them pass or at the very least grant them the right of way. You do not pull in between any of the cars that have the Funeral Flag flying on the front of their cars. Evidently, there are some in our society that their busy schedules take precedent over everyone else regardless of what they are doing. On our way to the graveside, we did have those that paid respects to this lady and her family that they did not know by simply pulling off to the side while we passed. Others, stopped at the roads they were trying to pull out of until we passed. I recognize those and say thank you.
However, we also had others that cut between the vehicles in the procession to pull into a gas station. Another couple vehicles tried to speed quickly past us on the left side in a short double lane just so they wouldn't be delayed. If that wasn't bad enough, we have had two different vehicles pull out in between the cars in the procession itself. We even had someone on a bicycle riding on the wrong side of the road (on ice covered roads) towards us that didn't stop. They just kept peddling away. These things are just disrespectful to the person that is taking that last ride as well as their families.
I know most of us would want this last tribute of respect and I don't think it is too much to ask for. Not only that, it is both Michigan and Indiana State Law! So please, if you see a funeral procession, please be respectful and follow the law.
Rest in the Lord Grandma. You are missed.
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