Road humps slow journey to cemetery - Falkirk Bairn
A group of mourners were forced to walk to a church service after their funeral cortege became stuck on speed humps. The family of Tom Alty had to get out of their funeral car when it became stuck on one of the humps on the road to the church in Preston, Lancashire.

Mr Alty's son, David, said: "It was almost like we had beached on top of the hump."

A spokesman for Lancashire County Council said the humps conformed to Department of Transport guidelines.

Road humps slow journey to cemetery - David Horn
So they were late in both senses of the word.

I'll get me coat.
Road humps slow journey to cemetery - Altea Ego
Anything that delays my trip to my graveside is just fine and dandy by me.
Road humps slow journey to cemetery - Cliff Pope
The hearse needs its springs upgrading - there's an obesity crisis.
Road humps slow journey to cemetery - Lud
It won't have been the hearse. It will have been a dodgy old stretch Jag or something. I was in a procession of three-row Mercs in Dublin the other day, but they seemed quite perky suspensionwise. And I don't think there are any speed bumps in Dublin (Heaven knows they would be redundant).
Road humps slow journey to cemetery - Westpig
Oi, you leave us old Jag owners alone
Road humps slow journey to cemetery - slowdown avenue
when my time comes .My final wish is that the hearse takes a route that dosent go over any humps.
Road humps slow journey to cemetery - 2cents
Do we need endless processions of stretched limos full of the deceased clogging up our roads as they crawl along at 20 mph in convoys?. Surely the departed could be taken to church / cem or the like in a suitable van to await the arrival of the mourners.
Road humps slow journey to cemetery - Dulwich Estate
Processions of stretch limos would be no problem darn ere in sarf London. Ere we all get a right proper send off.

It's horsedrawn carriages with the coffin raised high in a glazed carriage hearse and loads of flowers saying "Mum" or "Grandad" in foot high letters on the front giving more wind resistance to a 5mph top speed.

Is it deemed discourteous to overtake?
Road humps slow journey to cemetery - mfarrow
Is it deemed discourteous to overtake?


Not unless you blast your horn three times as you pass.

Think of it as analogous to removing ones hat.
Road humps slow journey to cemetery - slowdown avenue
eard this on the radio today. chaps auntie died, and she had been an actress all her life. so at the final curtain she gave an encore
Road humps slow journey to cemetery - David Horn
Part of me gets really annoyed when I'm stuck behind a funeral procession, but then another part of me thinks that it's the last opportunity I'll ever get to annoy other people, so am tempted to leave instructions with my parents that they're to block all 3 lanes of the M6 at rush hour for as long as possible.

It's bad enough being dead, you may as well take it out on other people.
Road humps slow journey to cemetery - Lud
Very droll DH. I'll bear it in mind on my deathbed.

I wonder if 2cents has been to the funeral of someone close. If so, it doesn't seem to have registered.

The hat thing is interesting too. My father always wore a battered trilby. Now every time I pass a funeral actually processing, I get a pang because I haven't got a hat to lift. Normally I take a strict, repressive, utterly negative attitude to headgear (not HJ's though... and come to think of it, middle daughter's new car-freak bf has a baseball cap which I don't seem to hate as much as usual... must be going gaga in my old age).
Road humps slow journey to cemetery - 2cents
'I wonder if 2cents has been to the funeral of someone close. If so, it doesn't seem to have registered. '
Sorry, I fail to see the relevance to the discussion in hand ?
Road humps slow journey to cemetery - Lud
Look at yr last post 2cents. Worthy of a cheeky 14 year old.
Road humps slow journey to cemetery - helicopter
so am tempted to leave instructions with my parents that they're to block all 3 lanes of the M6 at rush hour for as long as possible.

There is an easier way than dying to achieve this David.

....Just get them to join the motorway police and wait for a small accident to happen ....... ;0 )

... runs for cover before MLC comes along......