What to do?

Martron

This morning was in a bit of a rush.

there was a a hearse with a black limo behind it on a dual carraigeway.

no these cars were in the left lane and there was an old biddy in the right lane creating a rolling road block. everyone was going ballistic.

she turned off and i was next in line. i had no problem overtaking the hearse. nor did the few cars behind me. but i could see that another car did the same. pulled out and created a road block.

surely if the person felt so strongly about overtaking a hearse they would keep to the left and let other people pass it.

Anyway long story short i have no problem over taking it.

Do you guys?

Anan1

I would on a dual carriageway, although i'd keep to a respectful speed while passing. Nobody has the right to block the overtaking lane, though.

si_guru

Anan1 wrote: »

I would on a dual carriageway, although i'd keep to a respectful speed while passing. Nobody has the right to block the overtaking lane, though.

+1 (pass at respectful speed on dual carriage way or motorway)

I'd never overtake a courtege (SP) on a single carriageway.

mailforkev

Of course I'd have no problem overtaking a hearse on a dual carriageway.

Unfortunately for them, whomever is in the hearse/funeral cars will probably have their mind elsewhere than worrying about who overtakes them. I'm alive, I need to be somewhere (meant in the best possible taste).

It's an old biddy thing, see also the clowns who slow down and start blessing themselves driving past churches/graveyards...

Martron

yeah i know its an old person thing. was seriously annoying.

could not beep or flash as was too close to the funeral.

Anan1

It's just one of those things really, I take the outlook that there's no point in getting wound up over it.

furtzy

True story....was in a van years and years ago with my mates and we came up behind a very slow moving funeral. My friend went to overtake and the more superstitious of us told him not to but he did it anyway. Not 2 minutes later we collided badly with a tractor and muck spreader....lots of cuts and bruises etc but nothing major. The LiteAce van was totalled....so to this day I always feel really bad about overtaking funerals ...guess a lot of people still have that superstition

Martron

Anan1 wrote: »

It's just one of those things really, I take the outlook that there's no point in getting wound op over it.

ah yeah like in the grand scheme of things it was like an extra 2 minutes. but just a bit frustrating.

funny as i overtook it i was thinking if anything happened now it would be because i over took a funeral.