Funeral processions — Kentucky Permit Test

A Kentucky funeral procession has the right of way at an intersection and may pass through it if it is led by an escort vehicle displaying flashing yellow, red or blue lights.

The escort's lights are what give the procession its priority, not the procession itself.

A funeral procession has the right-of-way at an intersection and may pass through the intersection if the procession is led by an escort vehicle displaying flashing yellow, red, or blue lights.

The exceptions to a Kentucky funeral procession's right of way are an emergency vehicle needing it, direction by a police or safety officer, or a train or locomotive.

Three things outrank a funeral procession, and a train is one of them.

The only exceptions are when the right-of-way is required by an emergency vehicle, when vehicles in the procession are directed otherwise by a police or safety officer, or when the vehicle is a train or locomotive.

A Kentucky driver must not drive between the vehicles of a funeral procession except when authorized to do so by a police or safety officer.

Cutting into the line separates the people following the vehicle in front of them.

You must not drive your vehicle between the vehicles of a funeral procession except when authorized to do so by a police or safety officer.

A Kentucky driver must not turn on their headlights or do anything else to secure the right of way of a funeral procession.

Headlights on are how a procession identifies itself, so borrowing the signal is a way of pretending to be one.

Do not turn on your headlights or engage in any other act for the purpose of securing right-of-way.

A Kentucky driver who violates the funeral procession law may receive a $250 fine or 90 days in jail.

The penalty is there because cutting through a procession is both dangerous and cruel.

If you violate this law, you may receive a $250 fine or 90 days in jail.

What gives a Kentucky funeral procession the right of way at an intersection?

An escort vehicle displaying flashing yellow, red or blue lights. The escort's lights are what give the procession its priority, not the procession itself. Kentucky Driver Manual, p.68: “A funeral procession has the right-of-way at an intersection and may pass through the intersection if the procession is led by an escort vehicle displaying flashing yellow, red, or blue lights.”