# Was that an aeroplane going through the traffic lights?

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**Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\
**Created:** [September 24, 2015, 9:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/was-that-an-aeroplane-going-through-the-traffic-lights/732436 "2015-09-24T21:55:48Z")\
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**Author:** ![Quartz](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/quartz/32/267_2.png) [@Quartz](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Quartz)\
**Post date:** [September 24, 2015, 9:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/was-that-an-aeroplane-going-through-the-traffic-lights/732436/1 "2015-09-24T21:55:48Z")

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Yes it was! Click and enjoy:

> **[Watch: dash-cam footage of a plane going through a set of traffic lights](https://www.topgear.com/car-news/video/watch-dash-cam-footage-plane-going-through-set-traffic-lights)**
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> Not a graphics mod for GTA V, but a pilot nailing an emergency landing like a boss

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**Author:** ![Master\_Wang-Ka](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/master_wang-ka/32/3325_2.png) [@Master\_Wang-Ka](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Master_Wang-Ka)\
**Post date:** [September 24, 2015, 10:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/was-that-an-aeroplane-going-through-the-traffic-lights/732436/2 "2015-09-24T22:08:14Z")

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And here I was thinkin’ that airplanes didn’t NEED to obey traffic lights…