Funeral processions — Maryland Permit Test
Funeral processions on the Maryland permit test — 2 rules, each with the reason behind it and a question on it while it is fresh.
The rules
Vehicles in a funeral procession must turn on their headlights and hazard lights, and a vehicle in a procession with its lights on may go through a red signal.
The lights are what tell everybody else the line is one unit and should not be broken.
When you drive in a funeral procession you must turn on your headlights and flashing hazard lights so other vehicles give you the right-of-way.
Other vehicles must yield to a funeral procession even on a green signal, until all vehicles in the procession have passed, unless they can safely go without crossing its path.
The line moves as one, and a car cutting in leaves both halves guessing.
Even if they have a green signal, other vehicles must yield the right-of-way to vehicles in a funeral procession.
On the test
What must a vehicle in a funeral procession turn on?
Headlights and hazard lights. The lights are what tell everybody else the line is one unit and should not be broken. Maryland Driver's Manual, p.32: “When you drive in a funeral procession you must turn on your headlights and flashing hazard lights so other vehicles give you the right-of-way.”
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Where these come from
Every rule here is checked against Maryland Driver's Manual, published by the Maryland Department of Transportation Motor Vehicle Administration, and against the state code itself. Last checked 2026-09-06.