When a funeral procession is present, ____ has the right-of-way.
- The funeral procession ✓
- A pedestrian
- Another driver
- A bicyclist
Answer: A. The funeral procession
The funeral procession has the right-of-way.
Why this is the answer
The handbook says people driving, walking, or riding a bicycle must give way to a funeral procession. It also says that once the lead vehicle enters an intersection, the rest of the procession may continue through even if traffic controls would normally stop them. Vehicles in the procession should use headlights or hazard lights to signal others not to cut in. That makes the procession the group with priority, so the correct choice is the funeral procession.
Why the other answers are wrong
- B. A pedestrian — The handbook includes pedestrians among those who must yield to a funeral procession, so a pedestrian does not hold the right-of-way over it.
- C. Another driver — Motorists must give way to a funeral procession, so another driver does not have priority over it.
- D. A bicyclist — Bicyclists are also listed as needing to yield to a funeral procession, so a bicyclist does not have the right-of-way over it.
Remember it
Think of the lead funeral vehicle as opening the gate: once it enters, the procession keeps moving and others wait.