50 Chapter 4 — Your Driving Remember, when approaching farm equipment the closure time is much  quicker because of the slow speed of the equipment. Always approach farm  equipment with care. Funeral Processions Basic Driving Skills and Rules Driving on Your Side of the Road Adjusting Your Speed to Driving Conditions The speed at which you drive determines the distance required to stop your  vehicle. Stopping distance also depends on your reaction time. Stopping  distances are longer at higher speeds because a vehicle travels farther during the  driver’s reaction time, and it takes more braking distance to come to a full stop.  The law requires you to drive on the right side of the road. Driving on the left  side is legal only in some cases, such as on one-way streets and while passing.  When you are moving slower than the posted speed limit on a multi-lane  highway, drive in the extreme right lane unless you are passing, turning left or  avoiding an obstruction. • The driver of a vehicle shall not knowingly drive between vehicles in a funeral  procession. When a funeral procession is proceeding through a red light, the  driver of a vehicle that is not in the procession shall not enter the intersection  even if facing a green light, unless it can be done safely and without crossing  the path of the procession. • The driver of a vehicle traveling in the same direction as the funeral  procession shall not pass or attempt to pass the funeral procession, except  that the operator of such a vehicle may pass a funeral procession when the  highway has been marked for two or more lanes of moving traffic in the same  direction of the funeral procession. • The driver of a vehicle going in the opposite direction as a funeral procession  may yield to the procession. If the driver chooses to yield, the driver must  do so by reducing speed, or by stopping completely off the roadway so that  drivers of other vehicles proceeding in the opposite direction of the procession  can continue to travel without leaving their lane of traffic. • All vehicles in a funeral procession must be driven on the right side of the  road and shall follow the vehicle ahead as closely as reasonable and prudent. • The operator of the lead vehicle must comply with all traffic-control signals.  But when the lead vehicle has crossed the intersection in accordance with the  traffic-control sign or signal, or when directed to do so by a law enforcement  officer or funeral director, or when being led by a law enforcement vehicle,  all vehicles in the funeral procession may proceed through the intersection  without stopping, while using extra care towards other vehicles or pedestrians. • Every vehicle in a funeral procession must have its headlights on, and the  hazard warning signals must also be on, if so equipped. Farm equipment is legally entitled to travel on most roads in North Carolina,  except interstates.