Funeral processions — Missouri Permit Test

Funeral processions on the Missouri permit test — 6 rules, each with the reason behind it and a question on it while it is fresh.

The rules

An organized funeral procession has the right-of-way at all intersections regardless of any traffic control device, except for emergency vehicles or when an officer directs otherwise.

Breaking a procession scatters people who are following the car in front and nothing else. Only an emergency outranks it.

An organized funeral procession has the right-of-way at all intersections regardless of any traffic control device, except for emergency vehicles or when directed otherwise by law enforcement officials.

Missouri Driver Guide, p.33

Every vehicle in a funeral procession must use its flashing emergency lights.

The flashers are what tell other drivers this line of cars belongs together.

Every vehicle in the procession must use its flashing emergency lights.

Missouri Driver Guide, p.33

A driver in a funeral procession should follow the vehicle in front as closely as is practical and safe.

The gaps are what let other traffic cut in and split the procession. Closing them is the point.

you should follow the vehicle in front of you as closely as is practical and safe

Missouri Driver Guide, p.33

Drivers not in a funeral procession must not drive between the vehicles of a procession while it is in motion.

Cutting through it separates the people at the back from where they are going.

Do not drive between the vehicles that are part of the procession when they are in motion.

Missouri Driver Guide, p.34

You must not join a funeral procession in order to obtain the right-of-way.

The right-of-way belongs to the procession, not to anyone who tucks in behind it.

Do not join a funeral procession for the purpose of obtaining the right-of-way.

Missouri Driver Guide, p.34

You must not pass any vehicle in a funeral procession except where a passing lane has been specifically provided.

There is one exception and it is a marked lane. Anywhere else, passing cuts into the line.

Do not attempt to pass any vehicle in the procession except where a passing lane has been specifically provided.

Missouri Driver Guide, p.34

On the test

Who or what outranks an organized funeral procession at an intersection?

An emergency vehicle, or an officer. Breaking a procession scatters people who are following the car in front and nothing else. Only an emergency outranks it. Missouri Driver Guide, p.33: “An organized funeral procession has the right-of-way at all intersections regardless of any traffic control device, except for emergency vehicles or when directed otherwise by law enforcement officials.”

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Where these come from

Every rule here is checked against Missouri Driver Guide, published by the Missouri Department of Revenue, and against the state code itself. Last checked 2026-09-16.