Texas Driver's License Knowledge TestRight-of-WayHard
A driver is stopped at a red light at an intersection. A funeral procession with flashing purple lights is approaching and attempting to proceed through the intersection. What action should the driver take?
- ARemain stopped at the red light and allow the funeral procession to pass.
- BProceed through the red light if it is safe, as funeral processions must yield.
- CHonk the horn to alert the procession that they must stop.
- DTurn right on red to get out of the way of the procession.
Show answer & explanationAnswer & explanation
Correct answer: A. Remain stopped at the red light and allow the funeral procession to pass.
In Texas, drivers must yield to all vehicles in a funeral procession that are being led by a funeral escort or have their headlights and hazard lights on. This means remaining stopped at a red light to allow the entire procession to pass.
Why the other options are wrong
- B. Proceeding through a red light is illegal and dangerous, and funeral processions have right-of-way.
- C. Honking is inappropriate and does not change the right-of-way rule for funeral processions.
- D. Turning right on red is not always safe and does not fully address yielding to the entire procession.
Funeral Procession Right-of-Way
In Texas, vehicles in a funeral procession (typically identified by flags, special lights, or an escort) have the right-of-way and must be allowed to proceed as a single unit, even against traffic signals, once the lead vehicle has lawfully entered an intersection.
- Funeral escort/identifying lights.
- Proceed as single unit.
- Other drivers must yield, even at red lights.
Memory trick: Funeral Cars, First to Pass, like a continuous class.