[kellyhound]

MARION CO, TN A near-deadly crash caught on tape is now raising questions about oncoming traffic during a funeral procession.

Sad irony to this story, the crash happened right next to a funeral procession for a victim who died in a car accident himself.

A man out riding with his buddies stopped for a funeral procession on Suck Creek Road just over the Marion County line, when he missed a deadly crash by a matter of inches.

He was using a helmet camera to capture the ride, and said he's thankful that wasn't his last ride.

"All of a sudden these tires, you know, screeching, and then a big collision. It scared me. That had to be one of the scariest moments that I've ever had riding," he said.

"You can argue all you want about to stop or not stop for a funeral procession. This guy should be able to see a bright red motorcycle and a full size car in the road," someone said.

Another part of the video, moments before the crash, showed someone driving in the procession who was apparently trying to force people to stop by driving out past the center line.

"I really didn't see the flashers on anybody, cause they had made the turn right before I stopped.

So I just thought it was a long line of cars going by. I had no clue it was a funeral procession," he said.

If this happened in Chattanooga city limits, the city's law states oncoming traffic must proceed as normal when meeting a funeral procession.

Law or not, many in the south still say it's the right thing to do.

Tennessee state code doesn't have a section in its law like Chattanooga, which tells oncoming drivers to proceed as normal when passing a procession.

Some funeral directors tell the south tends to have its own set of unofficial rules.

They also said they discourage drivers from trying to force people to pull over.

[Faline]

Damn
No one slows down here for funeral processions.

[dirty ike]

The dude driving over the centerline was a complete asshole, not the way to do things and there is no way to tell it was a funeral procession, never saw a hearse, with that being said the dude in the black pickup is still screwed. Don't the cops give an escort down there?

[fablespaul]

No ABS on US cars ?

[Desensitisation]

Stupid whiney bitch going on about it being a funeral procession. Yes, you cow, the law states you're not supposed to slow down for them, or else this exact situation happens. Of course, dumbass in the black utility could have also been paying attention.

[Drumstickshredder]

Slammed the anchors on a bit late that fella didnt he