Uploaded October 2024 | Updated September 2026, 2 weeks ago

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Traffic NPCs in GTA 5 seem to have been coded to crash onto the player intentionally, especially in GTA Online with Import Export missions. But did Rockstar Games truly program GTA 5 NPC drivers to block your path? This video essay will focus in explaining how GTA 5 NPCs manage driving and how traffic lights and collision detection works in GTA 5.

GTA 5
GTA Online
Rockstar Games
GTA 5 traffic
GTA Online drivers
GTA 5 NPCs
GTA 5 NPCs crashing on purpose
GTA 5 video essay

00:00 - Intro
02:25 - How It Works
07:19 - Merging System
11:07 - Traffic Lights & Junctions
15:48 - Born To Crash
19:44 - Reviewing Evidence
24:37 - Beyond Pathing

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