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Funeral Flag

image by RD Caruso, 17 October 2004

Description of the flag
Other funeral flags

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Description of the flag

I noticed a funeral procession coming down the road, and for the first time saw that all the vehicles in this procession carried small banners on them. I have never seen this before, so it must be relatively new.

Vehicles usually bear one or two banners affixed at the front corners. I noticed cars and the hearse bearing two flags affixed to either side of the hood, while SUVs and trucks affixed them above the doors. The banners were of typical desktop size, about 4" by 6" or slightly larger attached by what looked to be a simple plastic clip or magnetic base.

The flag seems to be a variant of St. George's Cross, with the cross itself being white on light purple, with the letters "FUNERAL" written across the centre of the cross. There is a variant which I noticed was used in the same procession at random. This variant was minus the word "FUNERAL" in the centre and simply a white & purple version of St. George's Cross. Whether this has some deeper meaning or is just random is unknown.
RD Caruso, 17 October 2004

Other funeral flags

A wide range of flags are available in (U.S.) flag shops to indicate funerals. Some are shown below.
Robert Lloyd Wheelock, 4 June 2005

These are car flags for use on vehicles in funeral processions. They are a way of saying to other motorists in adjoining lanes or merge ramps "this is a funeral procession, not a random temporary traffic backup - please do not cut in." Depending on the length of the procession and the road conditions it might not always be obvious without some sort of signal such as these flags.
Ned Smith, 6 June 2005