Episode #1.1 - Production & Contact Info (original) (raw)

Eight Canadians are introduced as Canada's eight worst drivers, one who will ultimately be named Canada's Worst Driver. They are placed under a series of driving challenges under winter road conditions. The eight participants and their ...See moreEight Canadians are introduced as Canada's eight worst drivers, one who will ultimately be named Canada's Worst Driver. They are placed under a series of driving challenges under winter road conditions. The eight participants and their primary driving problems are: David Chau, who takes no responsibility by blaming his bad driving on the bad advice from his passengers; Bob Coad, an aggressive driver who has to "win" at any cost, such as when playing bumper tag on the highway; Chris Ferguson, who can only do one thing at a time behind the wheel; Madalena Phillips, who takes what she considers the easy way out in whatever she does to the point of carelessness; Heather Reynolds, who is confused on the road; Tatiana Rheaume, who is terrified of traffic and is even more terrified of left turns; Faith-Ann Stone, a speed demon who feels her bad driving is genetic; and Manuel Tejeda, who gets caught up in details and misses the big picture. Given a set of directions, their first test with their nominator as their passenger is to drive individually to the Driver Rehabilitation Centre at a decommissioned military base in Picton, Ontario, they needing to check in at various points along their circuitous route. Two of the participants have an extremely dangerous road race with each other en route. Once at the Centre, their second test is to brake at high speed to avoid hitting a wall in front of them. The challenge is as much to test braking reaction as it is to see who has a mind of their own while on the road. Following, all eight participants face the expert panel for the first time. All eight are given a failing grade. Written by Huggo See less