The lead vehicle of a funeral procession enters an intersection ahead of you and the light then turns red. What does Florida law allow the rest of the procession to do?
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A.
Split up and reform on the far side of the intersection
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B.
Stop and wait for the next green light before continuing
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C.
Follow through the intersection regardless of the traffic light Correct
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D.
Follow only if a law enforcement escort waves them through
The answer is "Follow through the intersection regardless of the traffic light"
Once the lead vehicle of a funeral procession enters an intersection, the remaining vehicles may follow through regardless of the traffic light or sign. Choice B is the trap: it carries the ordinary red-light stop rule into a situation Florida deliberately exempts, so drivers who default to their normal signal habit pick it.
The traps in the wrong answers
A. Split up and reform on the far side of the intersection
No such splitting maneuver appears in the right-of-way rules; the procession continues as one group. This answer invents a maneuver from the intuition that a red light must break the line somehow.
B. Stop and wait for the next green light before continuing
Treats a funeral procession like every other vehicle facing a red, which is exactly the rule Florida writes an exception around. This answer falls back on the everyday red-light habit and applies it to a group the statute carves out.
D. Follow only if a law enforcement escort waves them through
The manual attaches no escort requirement to funeral processions; the following vehicles proceed on the lead car's entry alone. This answer borrows the escort requirement from oversize-load convoys, which is a separate rule entirely.
This question tests your knowledge of Right of Way in Florida. Source: Florida Driver Manual, "Funeral Processions," p.84..
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