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MeyersonAdam@reddit

Whoever was driving the vehicle had a lot more faith than I would have that the plane wasn’t going to come to a sudden stop. I appreciate the great footage, but I would have stayed a lot farther back!

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Feeling_Inside_1020@reddit

Dude looked like he was willing to risk clipping the wing just to get around him just to save a couple seconds, wild ass event be damned lol.

Source: drive in the USA

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InebriatedPhysicist@reddit

In what world is a highway closed for “a couple of seconds” after an airplane lands on it?

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Feeling_Inside_1020@reddit

I meant the driver about to try to go around it at the end was clipped, all to save a couple of seconds on the drive

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InebriatedPhysicist@reddit

Yes, so was I. If they do not get past the plane now, they are there for hours, not seconds, while the highway is shut down.

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ChangingChance@reddit

It's easily a few hours of traffic for the route.

Source: me, had a plane land hours before on a highway adjacent field and still had an extra hour to the commute.

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DwightsShirtGuy@reddit

I’m convinced about 70% of people who hold valid drivers licenses in the US, shouldn’t.

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yar2000@reddit

Thats what happens when your driving exam consists of only driving around the block and parking the car in a 60 mile wide parking space.

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DwightsShirtGuy@reddit

I’d like to see recurrent driving training like we all have to do. But that would cost money. And as long as the gubmint gets its registrations fees it’s all good to them.

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shaneknu@reddit

Kind of like in aviation, where we are required to stay current in case something like this happens.

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Workman44@reddit

Recurrent testing would be a fucking godsend. At 20 and every 5 years thereafter with it increasing to every other year once you hit 65

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wildmaninid@reddit

I'm shocked you're only going to 79%

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Boostedbird23@reddit

That's a low estimate. The average driver in the US is a bad driver... Not mediocre... Bad. I estimate the percentage that qualify as having Medicare skill and decision-making to be less than 10% and less than 1 percent that I would say are legitimately high skill.

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DwightsShirtGuy@reddit

The “average person” is bad at everything.

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Apart_Olive_3539@reddit

Typical PA driver. "Why is your left wing still in the fast lane doing the speed limit, move over!"

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Master_of_thought@reddit

Should but wouldn't

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fuelhandler@reddit

Your faith in the other 30% is unfounded. You’re definitely an optimist.

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ReallyBigDeal@reddit

I think that’s too high.

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Mission-Copy5517@reddit

Probably some asshole was tailgating behind them and didn’t want to get rear ended slowing down too fast.

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made3@reddit

Honestly, there are waaaay to many idiots on the roads. It's insane.

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lonememe@reddit

Blows my mind seeing these dash cam vids of planes landing on freeways and people just refuse to just stop! Hit your caution lights, and slow the fuck down and give the plane a ton of room, y'all. It's not that hard. Then again, it seems like I'm in the minority since I still actually pull all the way over for ambulances and emergency vehicles and then get honked at for trying to merge back because I'm not the jackass who just slows down and rolls behind them. Da fuq people.

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TheAgedProfessor@reddit

If I had to guess, it was from a police cruiser that was clearing the road for the landing. At least, I'd like to think so.

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yea-that-guy@reddit

This is what a cruiser stopping highway traffic looks like. Notice how the vehicle is so far away from the hazard that you can't even see it?

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GitEmSteveDave@reddit

Video says Credit Emily Rivera. If it was the police, it would say the name of the department.

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IdaCraddock69@reddit

A police cruiser can also slow down? Around here we have police and CHP driving on highways specifically to slow traffic at times

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TacohTuesday@reddit

Seriously. He’s just motoring along like it’s a typical Tuesday afternoon.

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afriendincanada@reddit

No kidding. I’d be giving an AIRPLANE LANDING ON THE HIGHWAY a lot more room.

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ionyx@reddit

He looked like he wanted to pass him! "Damn that's crazy.. now shiit get in the slow lane bro!"

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DimbyTime@reddit

Definitely a BMW

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phrrt@reddit

"HEY THAT MOTHER FUCKER CUT ME OFF!"

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wytewydow@reddit

You ever driven in Pennsylvania?

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DecoyOne@reddit

Speeding up and passing on the left:

STAY IN

YOUR LANE

^asshoooooole

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technicolortiddies@reddit

This is my favorite Reddit comment ever!

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Obvious-Hunt19@reddit

Was waiting for him to pass on the left

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afops@reddit

When you see an accident just happened or even about to happen and you are on d as freeway, it’s not a bad instinct to try to be the last car to pass it or you risk being stuck for many many hours if the road is blocked. Obviously you need to weigh the risks to everyone involved but I’d damn sure try to squeeze past that plane before the whole road is closed. I’d give it more space to come to a stop first and only then try to pass it. And I’d help push the damn plane aside if it means I can squeeze by (even if the pilot thinks that’s no good idea)

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vacuousintent@reddit

This is terrible advice. A cat trying to be the last to pass during an accident could easily become part of the accident with their actions. Slowing down or coming to a stop is a much safer action in these situations.

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afops@reddit

Yes what I’m saying is: if the alternative is waiting many hours of course you start weighing the risks.

For a plane crashing? Of course you can’t pass. But this one after safely stopping? I’m passing it.

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qalpi@reddit

Right?? Driver looks like they're ready to honk and squeeze around

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Thud@reddit

Based on a true story

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Meaty_Wizard@reddit

Looks like they were inconvenienced and were immediately trying to pass.

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Kinder22@reddit

Can a plane stop significantly faster than a car?

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MeyersonAdam@reddit

If the wing clips a pole and it flips? Yes.

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throwaway48159@reddit

No, the car can stop faster. Plane would tip over if it tried. But still, give them some space!

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SpaceJackRabbit@reddit

Exactly. Instead I'd slow down and swerve to establish a rolling roadblock far behind that plane until cops show up.

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Dismal_Scientist_CA@reddit

We don’t know what was behind the driver that needed managed with a more gradual slow down. Also need to acknowledge that an aircraft just unexpectedly dropped out of the sky and the procedure for handling such a situation isn’t exactly something Joe driver contemplates on a regular basis.

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tipsy-turtle-0985@reddit

The sort of people who drive I-78 in that area are unphased by an airplane trying to slow them down!

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throwaway48159@reddit

I’d put on flashers, slow down, and weave between lanes to try to stop traffic. Maybe the plane can land safely, pull to the side, and not block the lanes… but I’m gonna give it a minute to make sure.

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-_-Yeeter@reddit

This reminds me of that video from Quebec where some lady is pissed a plane emergency landed in front of her on the freeway

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1Crownedngroovd@reddit

Also my first thought!

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JustARandomGuyReally@reddit

Not just lack of faith, but lack of common sense. It’s almost like they’re planning to just pass it too

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LobsterConsultant@reddit

Seems almost like they were looking for a way to sneak around the left wingtip and ignore the situation entirely.

"Fucking planes in my commute..."

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amsync@reddit

We can’t see the traffic behind him. Might not have been that simple

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Trumpy_Po_Ta_To@reddit

Hmmm what’s that pedal that’s on the left called again? And, boy, would it be great if there was some sort of indicator for people behind you when you used it.

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pinetashapple@reddit

Have you ever driven on the road?

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MaddingtonBear@reddit

114KJ, on the way from Solberg to Allegheny County. Cruising happy at 55, and needed to get to an airport now. Looks like he was aiming for Allentown-Queen/XLL but came up a good 10 miles short.

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Blueberry_Mancakes@reddit

“I don't want to land on the highway”
I don't think your plane cares what you think right now.

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pisymbol@reddit

I don't think he was thinking about the plane. Hint.

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Holocene98@reddit

Merges into a lane better than most drivers

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pizzapromise@reddit

Wow, that went incredibly well.

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Shoddy_Act7059@reddit (OP)

Yeah, remarkably smooth with little to no bouncing.

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DigitalDesignerr@reddit

Pilot nailed the flare and stayed center line. High-stakes landing executed perfectly.

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FatassTitePants@reddit

Kudos to the traffic ahead not freaking out and hitting the brakes.

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elmwoodblues@reddit

But dashcam guy seems intent on passing. Like all PA drivers, he will camp in that left lane no matter what.

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aquoad@reddit

“that asshole in the airplane just cut me off!”

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badpuffthaikitty@reddit

The pilot obviously drives a BMW. He didn’t signal his turn.

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Spirited_Ad_340@reddit

I once saw a slow-ish police chase going the opposite direction on the highway, maybe like 30-40mph cause the running car had its windshield obscured by the hood. Anyways, it was prime rush hour and I couldn't help but laugh at this busted up DUI vehicle on the run with 20+ cops behind being followed, closely, by an entire city's irritated AM workforce. Felt like they just wanted bro to crash and get it over with so they could blow by and get to work.

But yeah, when I see these I always wonder if the filming vehicle is just a litttllleee too excited. They didn't give a ton of room to this aircraft for sure.

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SnowflakeSorcerer@reddit

How are cars behind the cops of the car they are chasing is in the opposite lane?

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Nothing-Is-Boring@reddit

As in the chase was happening in the opposite lane to the commenter, not going backwards.

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ThePrussianGrippe@reddit

“You selfish fucker! Now I’m going to be late for the job I hate!”

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BeneficialTrash6@reddit

You know the highway is getting shut down after this. I'd've tried to squeeze past myself and save myself hours of headache.

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Living_Arachnid_9140@reddit

When you see the backup forming, that instant maybe I can just slip through panic kicks in.

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Appleberry-16@reddit

yeah. like stop. you don’t know if the plane is going to twist or break in pieces. good thing landing was perfect

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nontruculent21@reddit

Seemed like he started slowing down at the end, maybe to bring traffic behind to a stop.

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Suitable_Public8065@reddit

They even pulled over to the shoulder most skillfully.

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MrJust-A-Guy@reddit

10/10

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D_Angelo_Vickers@reddit

That's why NBC gave it a 10

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Made_It_Nice@reddit

Dad, is this you?

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D_Angelo_Vickers@reddit

Get a DNA test and get back to me.

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angelmaker1991@reddit

ASAP landing too lol puh-LUNK the relief after that successful landing would have been fantastic

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Elvish_Costello@reddit

I love that he pulls off onto the shoulder.

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United_Juggernaut973@reddit

Someone yelled “you can’t park there” as they drove by.

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FatSteveWasted9@reddit

That was me

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RogLatimer118@reddit

Well he's not going to stay in the middle of the road.

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ClankerCore@reddit

I hope he didn’t forget to turn his blinkers on.

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jmauc@reddit

That was their emergency, they ran out of blinker fluid.

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Owlthirtynow@reddit

lol

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pdxshark@reddit

I wouldn't hate driving so much if everyone merged this nicely. Well done pilot

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thethirdllama@reddit

Seriously, finally someone who knows how to zipper merge.

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Altruistic_Value_970@reddit

as a Pennsylvania resident its clear to me the plane is not a local

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MonteBurns@reddit

Didn’t drive in the left lane going the speed limit. Clearly not from here.

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Annual_Strategy_6206@reddit

Nailed it! I although I don't like the cam car crowding the plane, just stay back, you don't know what's going on.

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CharleyNobody@reddit

Considering the car in the left lane never slowed down.

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throwaway48159@reddit

It normally does! Something like 90% success rate, and the total number of significant injuries to motorists is like 3 ever. It’s a great option if your engine dies.

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SurroundSex@reddit

I've done worse with working engine.

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Twitter_2006@reddit

Absolutely.

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fireproof_pyjamas@reddit

Can’t park there, mate.

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Professional_Act_820@reddit

Driver with the dashcam is an asshole

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Zbodownlow@reddit

Of course the person filming was moronic enough to follow the plane closely.

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CorndogSurgeon@reddit

Damn! Soni have a question someone might be able to answer. All these emergency landings we see on here, how do they get these planes back to a tarmac/hanger?

Like, the one that landed on the golf course where the dude fell down the hill running towards it. How in the hell do you get a Cessna loaded and off a property 🤣. Best guess is they disassemble it and put it on a trailer. 🤷🏻‍♂️

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technicolortiddies@reddit

I’m curious if there’s a fine for this kind of landing or in a circumstance where they might take out a sign or damage a bridge.

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MetalBeholdr@reddit

There's undoubtedly an investigation, I would think punitive action would be reserved for cases where the emergency landing was deemed unnecessary or unreasonable

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CorndogSurgeon@reddit

I'm sure there's a fine. Probably steep 😐

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Thebraincellisorange@reddit

those wings are held on by 4 bolts.

remove bolts, disconnect the wiring harness and control linkages, you can remove the wings in a very short amount of time with a telehandler.

or if the roads are wide enough, just tow it.

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m00f@reddit

If they are near an airport and the roads allow it they can just trailer it fully assembled, but I assume this is rare given the average size of a GA plane. I believe most of the time they get an A&P to come take the wings off.

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PlanedPotPlays@reddit

Bro trying to complete the Pokédex of vehicles tailgated

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GrahamCrackerCereal@reddit

Damn good landing honestly

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EbbOwn303@reddit

When a plane has to do anything emergency landing on a highway and everything goes perfectly, how do they move the planet off said highway after the fact?

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Thebraincellisorange@reddit

ran out of fuel? put more fuel in it and take off from the highway.

mechanical problem? pop the wings off, load it onto a flatbed and truck it out of there.

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EbbOwn303@reddit

Would they really be allowed to just refuel and take off right from the free way?

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Doufnuget@reddit

Very carefully on a flatbed truck

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MikePounce@reddit

Serious question, now that the plane has landed on a highway, how do you get it out and back to an airfield? Is it even possible to put it on the back of a vehicle?

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Gullible-Reference69@reddit

Honestly this happens too often.

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Dependent-Name1370@reddit

Why is this lile the 3rd plane i have seen landing on a highway on reddit in the past week? Did they reduce regulations on inspections or something?

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ExocetHumper@reddit

Nope. US has many, many small planes and every car has a camera. So every time it happens, there is footage.

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AK_Sole@reddit

Dude trying to pass a place that just made an emergency landing.
Uh, can you maybe back off?

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Bandin03@reddit

Maybe I'm being too optimistic but my first thought was him getting over to block traffic so they don't hit the plane.

On the other hand, I can totally see someone driving home after a long workday, seeing this and going ugh and trying to get around it.

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SlothSpeed@reddit

Not to mention the aircraft doesn't have brake lights, so you have no idea if their intent is to stop right away.

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David_Beroff@reddit

Right? I mean, maybe they just want to make a touch and go.

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jld2k6@reddit

He doesn't wanna risk getting stuck for two hours while they figure out how to remove a plane from the highway lol

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DruidDog@reddit

tbf, i don’t think the average person has a lot of experience driving with airplanes

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Brodellsky@reddit

Also you really wanna keep traffic moving if there is now a literal airplane blocking some of the lanes. The vast majority of freeway accidents involve stopped/slow traffic.

We have NO idea how many people were behind the driver's POV. Anyone that's ever been rear ended is definitely not thinking "let's slow or stop on this freeway in the passing lane"

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DruidDog@reddit

my guy i wasn’t planting a flag on this, i was making a light-hearted joke

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Brodellsky@reddit

I mean but you weren't exactly wrong either, which is why I added some more truth to what you already said my guy

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BaddDog07@reddit

Seriously man! plane could have easily clipped his wing on something and come across the entire road and this guy would have been right up in it

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Thurak0@reddit

Also it probably wanted to come to a stop very much and not "drive" to the next exit immediately.

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PapaCharlie23@reddit

Wow no blinker

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MANPAD@reddit

Great job getting it down in one piece, looked harrowing.

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PTMorte@reddit

That was a bloody perfect landing. They should hand out dead stick blackbelts or somethung to each pilot who makes it through one of these.

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OkBid71@reddit

I didn't see the first local channel watermark and when the plane landed I thought they just gave him a 10.

I mean, I would have too, that was the clearest 10/10, I'm sure Russia would have dropped a 4.

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bonfuto@reddit

That's a fairly steep uphill. Funny to see a landing on a road I recognize.

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Open_Scallion_7306@reddit

Whoever decided to drive alongside the plane like it's just another car on the road is an idiot.

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Open_Scallion_7306@reddit

Driving closer to it like an idiot.

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brettscharff@reddit

I grew up right off the Bethel exit on 78. In fact, I was just up that way today.

I can’t quite exactly place where this was.

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iPhones_cameras_suck@reddit

Why is this seemingly happening all the time anymore?

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Thebraincellisorange@reddit

it's not.

its simply there are far more dashcams around to record it.

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yolkma@reddit

serious question, how do they get the plane back to the airport now? assuming it may not have proper wing/height clearance to get back

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Thebraincellisorange@reddit

unbolt the wings, load it all up onto a flatbed and drive back to the airport.

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Thebraincellisorange@reddit

perfect landing.

gotta love the damn driver that does not back off at all and even gets closer to the plane that just landed on the road in front of it as it starts to lose speed.

it's unfathomable how utter selfish drivers are.

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SnooStrawberries1504@reddit

I drove by this moments after

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WoofD0G@reddit

Stupid ass driver

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Shot_Compote_9768@reddit

Wow great job, honestly

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NotACompleteDick@reddit

Seriously, well done for surviving this. I am very happy you live to fly another day.

Less seriously: Dude, what about the flare?

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Ecthelion-O-Fountain@reddit

The driver recording this is a bit dumb but ok

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pierogiandpoppies@reddit

for sure

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davidsandbrand@reddit

This looks like a dash cam recording, not like the driver whipped out their cell phone.

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Ecthelion-O-Fountain@reddit

Yeah but like a plane lands in front of them And they don’t slow down or react at all

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imav8n@reddit

I really thought that the guy driving the vehicle was going to try to pass the plane on the left, so he didn’t have to deal with it

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pierogiandpoppies@reddit

he probably did

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TigerUSA20@reddit

The whole time, the driver is like, “Will you move over so I can pass?!? Geez!”

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TacohTuesday@reddit

Maybe he thought the pilot was just doing a quick touch and go.

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DynamiteWitLaserBeam@reddit

Sky's up there, dumbass ☝️

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wildfire98@reddit

plane missed the exit ramp

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airfryerfuntime@reddit

He doesn't want to be stuck in traffic for 10 hours.

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GitEmSteveDave@reddit

I remember the time I passed a exit just as a traffic calming crew was merging on to shut down the road. So weird seeing 4 lanes of traffic ahead of you and literally no one behind you.

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BrewCityChaserV2@reddit

I mean, they could have still backed off a bit and waited for the plane to stop instead of tailgating it throughout the entire rollout.

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Sooperooser@reddit

I think the camera person is driving a BMW and is already signaling to overtake.

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3_if_by_air@reddit

Classic PA driver, going the speed limit in the left lane 🙄

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dandoch@reddit

It's I-78, so this tracks. People speed like Sonic on that road.

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wmxx2000@reddit

Seriously. "Yeah, whatever, you had a malfunction. Now get out of the left lane!"

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Oxcell404@reddit

I don’t think they can accurately comprehend what is going on here

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bob3464@reddit

Yup. Before it becomes his entire day.

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buildcraftguy@reddit

better merge than the average Connecticut driver

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runway31@reddit

Gear took a BEATING but hey they walked away and the airplane is usable again.

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Suturb-Seyekcub@reddit

I’m glad everyone is safe.

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medicriley@reddit

I wonder if they guy in front pooped when a plane dropped in their rear view mirror.

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Glum-Welder1704@reddit

You would think the guy driving the cam car would have the sense to slow down. It looked like he was intending to pass the plane.

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HardSteelRain@reddit

Oh hey look..a Denny's!

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Ashamed_Branch9759@reddit

I hope everybody is well ! Love and prayers

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What_Hump77@reddit

Pilot: “it’s okay, we’ll drive the rest of the way!”

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BuddahSack@reddit

My wife and I drove by it on our way to visit in-laws this morning haha

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technicolortiddies@reddit

I love the people staring at it! “Yup, that’s a plane.”

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BuddahSack@reddit

PA State Police's finest haha

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UberKaltPizza@reddit

Great landing in a stressful situation. Fantastic job. Glad everyone is safe.

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BarkandHoot@reddit

Excellent emergency landing!

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agnjkr@reddit

Top 100 human times.

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wons-noj@reddit

What a great landing

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John3Fingers@reddit

Buttered it

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WallyZona@reddit

No zipper merge?

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27cricket27@reddit

I've been on this highway so many times for trips, and when I was in college. Thankfully everyone in this situation is safe.

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Psc0905@reddit

Impressive that there is no BMW behind flashing him for going too slowly

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Shoddy_Act7059@reddit (OP)

It wouldn't be a post on the internet about anything remotely related to cars without a joke or sneer at BMW drivers.

Not to say it's unwarranted (most of the time), just predictable.

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Psc0905@reddit

I mean, I drive one myself and tbf there are enough ones out there to confirm the stereotype. Same with Audis parking on the spot for the disabled and merc amg drivers having the car leased with their whole family

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Shoddy_Act7059@reddit (OP)

Or Telsas. Can't forget about them.

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BrianWantsTruth@reddit

I’ve noticed it’s specifically white Teslas.

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fishead36x@reddit

Big altima energy is a thing.

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MonsieurReynard@reddit

Dodge EAM T-bones the chat

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SimilarTranslator264@reddit

True people don’t like stereotypes, but a most of them are absolutely true

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Choice_Friend3479@reddit

Sorry, I was at work.

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waudi@reddit

The cam car is sure trying their best to tailgate a fucking emergency landing-ass airplane

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SmartRooster2242@reddit

There was an emergency landing on a road in the US where the cars in front of the plane were going ridiculously slowly and the cars behind were tailgating the plane, it was like not one driver had any critical decision making ability.

Wish I could find the clip.

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Jazzlike_Climate4189@reddit

That video makes my blood boil.

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becaauseimbatmam@reddit

in the US

Definitely not in the US

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qdp@reddit

Looks like Quebec to me.

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jerrybob@reddit

Fucker changed lanes without signaling.

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FixergirlAK@reddit

And executes a merge better than 50% of Alaskans.

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Zorg_Employee@reddit

How did the plane drop like that, but also look smooth at the same time?

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A_Thing_or_Two@reddit

\M/(>_<)\m/

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Conscious_Big5958@reddit

props to pilot, that was exellent

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Misophonic4000@reddit

Just one prop, in this case

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EpisodicDoleWhip@reddit

Prop to the pilot

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Ornery-Bus-6142@reddit

And he left a whole lane open for through traffic!!

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anun4h@reddit

Good job clearing that bridge at the start. I am sure the pilot was relieved to overfly it.

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aaronhayes26@reddit

Yea but think of how cool it would have been to touch down and then roll under it.

Dude would have been rolling in skill points.

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GitEmSteveDave@reddit

I saw the space shuttle do it once in a documentary.

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LharDrol@reddit

i do this quite often with my fighter jet in GTA. no biggie

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Or round out / flare while underneath the bridge. 💯 skill points

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028247@reddit

that's very Ace Combat

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aaronhayes26@reddit

I’ve done similar in bf4 plenty of times. And it if goes bad you can always just eject and find another plane.

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Zakluor@reddit

More likely to be swimming in the shit in his pants from approaching the bridge.

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Lamb_chop_yerk@reddit

The driver actively tried to pass the plane 😭

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zarmin@reddit

cam car is gonna get mowed down by a plane tomorrow

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CorndogSurgeon@reddit

Good Lord, wonder the cost associated with that 🤣

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Mr_Hassel@reddit

He just stopped in the middle of the highway? What a dick!!!

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NerdyComfort-78@reddit

We had this happen in Louisville KY in the early 2000's when a fool pilot miscalculated his fuel for his trip from I think Michigan. He was aiming for Bowman Field (LOU), when he ran out of gas and had to land on the Watterson Expressway (264). No one was hurt or killed but the dude seemed so smug that he had to pay for the plane to be removed from the freeway via a flatbed truck, after they took the wings off. Could have been much worse.

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bsmknight@reddit

See folks, take note, that is how you drive, pass on the left and merge right. Oh, and um, great job on the landing too. That was amazing considering the emergency and tight space.

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Particular_Ticket_20@reddit

Surprised he didnt land in the left lane.

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OldManufacturer8679@reddit

Once that happens how does it get taken off the interstate? In pieces on a flatbed?

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DebraBaetty@reddit

I swear I can hear the driver of that front car screaming “OH SHIT”

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Thunderbird1974@reddit

Someone had to do the same thing recently in Florida and didn’t get it done this perfectly. There were more cars on the road and the pilot landed on one.

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JackieDaytona77@reddit

Can’t park there mate

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Nah

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CommunicationNo3626@reddit

Cam car needs to slow down more..

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LEM1978@reddit

Yeah - one split second problem with that plane and that car would crash.

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nc-help_me_help_you@reddit

I think the plane already had a problem…

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LEM1978@reddit

Clearly. Point is you don’t know what will happen next. Driver is going as if it will be a smooth landing, but if it loses lift or explodes or whatever, it can behave unpredictably.

Driver should’ve just slammed on brakes to stop and give the plane all the room

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zman12804@reddit

That’s some overtake!

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FatsDominoPizza@reddit

Why is the driver not slowing down!

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Every-Cucumber9641@reddit

that plane cut him off and is now left lane loafing

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TripleDeca@reddit

I've always wondered... What happens to the plane after these type of landings?

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imagigasm@reddit

praise the camera man

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Bulbasaur2015@reddit

nice landing

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scumbagstaceysEx@reddit

I drove past this in the morning in the opposite lane just a minute or two after it happened (there were only a half dozen cars stopped behind the plane by then). Saw the pilot doing his shut down checklist. Seemed like he was nice and calm. I also made note that there were phone wires above that overpass (just out of frame in the video) that he must have just barely cleared.

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pj1972@reddit

Doesn’t even signal. What a dick!

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Kind-Shallot3603@reddit

Butter landing. Love to see no one get hurt and the plane not destroyed

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rocket_randall@reddit

Pilot failed to signal before changing lanes. Other than that, great job

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JellyfishFluffy9387@reddit

Do they still have to pay the tolls?

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robertgarthtx@reddit

I-95 in Florida is like "hold my beer"

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idrankforthegov@reddit

He was just hungry and saw that fast food place to the right

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cosmic_boat@reddit

He just had to stop for a Wawa sandwich break

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hogear0@reddit

Nice save. Like, very nice.

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CharAznableLoNZ@reddit

No flaps but on the other hand maybe he knew he wouldn't clear the bridge with them. Either way, good landing given the circumstances.

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iBeFlying676@reddit

Short field landing over a 50ft obstacle. Now I know why I had to practice this so much. Perfectly executed.

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mrspaznout@reddit

Slow down for the aircraft that just landed in the road in front of you, maybe?

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ttystikk@reddit

Pilot didn't get his flaps down, likely contributing to the abrupt touchdown. But I'm guessing he was kinda busy trying to clear the overpass and get it safely on the ground.

All in all, a solid landing in an emergency situation.

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jonnyrottwn@reddit

Honey?...I gotta let you go, im on the I-78, I gotta catch a plane!

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Yougotanyofthat@reddit

Ok so that's not Berks County. Cant even get that one right can ya

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MadBrown@reddit

Slow down, Emily Rivera.

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Are the "new measures" confidential? It's hard to provide feedback if you don't say what they are 🤷

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tricknasty69420@reddit

it's AI bro. they just don't want to get flamed in the comments for using it

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skunkman62@reddit

Nice merge

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Chicago_Blackhawks@reddit

Holy what composure

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News-Royal@reddit

Falling with style.

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CaptainMcSlowly@reddit

The SUV ahead of them:

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CrossBamboAtTen@reddit

I’m so disappointed when I see these videos and the car behind is trying to still pass. Dude, slow down, give them some room. I dunno, pull over behind them and check on them? Jesus Christ.

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LigerSixOne@reddit

Jesus, give ‘em some room.

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SnooShortcuts1572@reddit

Looks like someone had to take a poop.

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Boostedbird23@reddit

Heck of a landing!

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brilliantNumberOne@reddit

What do they do to clear the plane from the highway when this happens? Pop the wings off? I can’t imagine they’d be able to get permission to take off from the highway.

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Butt_Smurfing_Fucks@reddit

And the dash cam Driver felt it was OK to get that close. Got it. 🙄

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Free_Break8482@reddit

Who are these people who see a plane do an emergency landing on the highway in front of them and don't slow down and pull over? Do you want to die?

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G3rmanaviator@reddit

Love how the guy with the dashcam seemed annoyed and wanted to pass on the left 😂

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GroundedGerbil@reddit

Skill and luck aligned on that one! Time to check your drawers lol.

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Kinder22@reddit

What are these lane markings?

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Fluid-Poet-8911@reddit

Is this happening more often?

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KehreAzerith@reddit

Nope, GA had much higher crash rates in the past, it's just that everyone has cameras everywhere to record things

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delliott8990@reddit

Wow! That's legendary right there. Way to stick it without disturbing the traffic very much! 🤣

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bremsstrahlung007@reddit

That a Rockwell Commander? Beautiful plane

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senorpoop@reddit

Yep 112 or 114, impossible to tell from this angle.

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sexuallyactivepope@reddit

N114KJ so I guess 114

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cruiserflyer@reddit

Yup, great plane.

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spavolka@reddit

Does anyone here know how they transport this plane back to an airfield? The wing width would be an extremely wide load. I assume the wings are detached and it goes on a trailer or big roll back?? TIA

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teahugger@reddit

Lack of flare is concerning. Pilot needs to brush up on their landing technique.

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Forgotthebloodypassw@reddit

Interesting way to avoid landing fees /s

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seth928@reddit

Couldn't be bothered to turn in his blinker. I bet his other car is a BMW.

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Cunty_Anal_Goo@reddit

Fly Navy!

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insanelygreat@reddit

Speed Limit Enforced By Aircraft

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ScotchTapeConnosieur@reddit

Why is the idiot not slowing down?

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tufarolo@reddit

Cool. I wish I could do that. But I’d probably get in trouble for doing it if it was unnecessary, huh?

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Twitter_2006@reddit

I use to land on the highway in GTA.

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Bradjuju2@reddit

That’s not street legal. Needs blinkers and brake lights.

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_zaten_@reddit

Super smooth landing. Was scared that something bad was gonna happen.

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Shot_Inflation351@reddit

Happy they were able to safely land.

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beezxs@reddit

He had to be on the ILS

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Owlthirtynow@reddit

That’s amazing. So glad they landed safe

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PBP2024@reddit

Niceee

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MavenAloft@reddit

Great job!

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MadmanMaddox@reddit

Very impressive landing. Bet the driver they landed behind needed a change of underwear after looking in the rearview.

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rubber_neckin_media@reddit

Nice landing 👏👏🙌

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stubborn_fence_post@reddit

Tailgater’s gonna tailgate…

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Few_Composer5125@reddit

I thought only bmw drivers ignored using indicators. Rude!

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TheeParent@reddit

That was indeed a 10.

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ChemistRemote7182@reddit

Berks county is definitely going to give him a speeding ticket, he can admit guilt and pay over the phone or online, however if he believes he is not guilty or the situation an exception he is going to have to write and sign a document declaring his plea of not-guilty, and mail that with a check in the value of the offense plus $50 -no online, over the phone or in person non-guilty pleas.

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Flygurl620se@reddit

Great job!

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randytc18@reddit

Is it standard no flaps for emergency landings in this plane? Obviously they had a lot going on with a great outcome.

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BB62SWO@reddit

Beautiful, textbook emergency landing

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AtBat3@reddit

Well I get to drive on that highway tomorrow so I’ll assume we got our share of plane landings out of the way for the weekend

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Kooky_Membership9497@reddit

Nbd, I do that in gta all the time.

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Different-Courage679@reddit

That person merges better than anyone in the Seattle area lol

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Zealousideal_Sea_848@reddit

no flaps landing

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028247@reddit

They saw the sign during the descent.

And they followed.

The sign said:

Keep Right

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Ok_Lime4124@reddit

I experienced my first semi experience like this yesterday ? I was driving along this same old, 2 Lane road out in the rural area that I live in. There are residential houses on each side of the road. However, I guess I never noticed a big old field on one side of the road. They had set up cones that I don’t think were there before. And as I’m driving, I literally am forced to look up as I see this same kind of plane coming down towards me except perpendicular to me. And it descends literally right over the top of my car and lands where those cones had made a makeshift landing strip in the field to the left of me as I’m driving.

I’m no aviation nerd or expert. I have no idea what they were doing, but that was just wild and trippy to be that close to that. I have seen videos like this on the Internet and so the first thing that popped into my head was oh no is this somebody trying to make an emergency landing and I was trying to figure out my best course of action to make sure I wasn’t in the way. But of course, after a few moments, I saw the cones where they were landing and they landed safe and sound. But all I could think was imagine if something went wrong they really had no wiggle room for error being so close to the road as well as close homes.

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m149@reddit

spectacular.

Wonder if the person in the car with the camera got by. They sure didn't seem like they wanted to stop.

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