Topic: Can Worst Driver Season 6

[tenpenny]

Yeah, we all know what we think about the show.  I tuned in last night to watch the season premier, because there's a local girl on.

They're using a brand new Camaro in the show, she managed to rip the whole front bumper assembly off doing some reversing through obstacles.  God, it was painful to watch.

[Sir Osis of Liver]

God, it was painful to watch.

Yup.

"Do you know how dumb average is? And half the people are dumber than that!"

[tpl]

I do declare this 6th season is the worst yet.  At least last year they had that ditzy blonde this years token young female is just plain sad.  Whatever... I'll still suffer through until the end.

[Allen]

I don't watch the show, because I see and experience it live daily here

[tenpenny]

The one thing it emphasizes to me is that there are people like this, on the roads every day.  At one time, you could assume that other drivers had a basic level of competence, and you could assume they're going to drive in a rational manner...watching this show, makes me remember that you really can't expect any other driver out there to have any ability, or depth perception, or confidence...you just never know.

[tpl]

The one thing it emphasizes to me is that there are people like this, on the roads every day.  At one time, you could assume that other drivers had a basic level of competence, and you could assume they're going to drive in a rational manner...watching this show, makes me remember that you really can't expect any other driver out there to have any ability, or depth perception, or confidence...you just never know.

Some of the "contestants" in every year  seem to have no concept of anything else but themselves. Sociopaths?      Sure they are usually technically bad drivers as well  but its the way they just retry stuff ( last nights reversing exercise being an example) without thought that makes me think that their problems are deeper than just driving.

As an accident free driver for decades I know I'd have trouble with some of those reversing and towing exercises but I wouldn't just keep hitting stuff over and over.


Incidentally. In those reversing exercises I would carefully set the outside mirrors to give me a good view of the back corners... I have never seen anyone on the show do that.

[5 Wheel Drive]

Guilty as charged.  After 6 seasons, I still watch regularily.  That hurt to watch what they did to that new Camaro. 

I know these people are there because of confidence/skills issues.  Some of the exercises look hard.  Are they designed to put these people's patience to the limit, or beyond, just for tv?  Having said that, I'd love to try some of them myself just for fun.

At least there doesn't appear to be any "screamers" this year.  They're even more painfull to watch.  I'll still watch though...

If anything, it's a good reminder of what's out there on our roads.

[Mike]

Yeah, we all know what we think about the show.  I tuned in last night to watch the season premier, because there's a local girl on.

They're using a brand new Camaro in the show, she managed to rip the whole front bumper assembly off doing some reversing through obstacles.  God, it was painful to watch.

Damn, missed the premiere.  I always watch this show and get a kcik out of it.  Some people on there scare the hell out of me

[5 Wheel Drive]

Yeah, we all know what we think about the show.  I tuned in last night to watch the season premier, because there's a local girl on.

They're using a brand new Camaro in the show, she managed to rip the whole front bumper assembly off doing some reversing through obstacles.  God, it was painful to watch.

Damn, missed the premiere.  I always watch this show and get a kcik out of it.  Some people on there scare the hell out of me

It repeats on Firday at 8pm, then I'm sure several more times over the weekend.

[Mike]

Yeah, we all know what we think about the show.  I tuned in last night to watch the season premier, because there's a local girl on.

They're using a brand new Camaro in the show, she managed to rip the whole front bumper assembly off doing some reversing through obstacles.  God, it was painful to watch.

Damn, missed the premiere.  I always watch this show and get a kcik out of it.  Some people on there scare the hell out of me

It repeats on Firday at 8pm, then I'm sure several more times over the weekend.

Discovery Channel....overplay something......C'mon 

[5 Wheel Drive]

So, I watched this week's show last night.  I'd really like to see how this show works behind the scenes.  It's only the 2nd week, I haven't seem them get any sort of instruction.  They've taken these people who seem to lack some basic skills, put them in a 40 foot tandem axle rv, and told to reverse through a course with a slight curve to it.  Are they really learning anything?  The skeptic in me is telling me that it's just for more entertaining tv.

As for local contribution, Ottawa has supplied Lance the cryer/puker.  I did think it was pretty funny watching Paul the biker trying not to laugh and telling him to "man up" when he had his meltdown in the rv....   

[tenpenny]

You have to wonder about some people.  The moron who talked about how he's a good driver when he's drunk, and how he pretended to be someone else when caught for DUI...why would someone volunteer to go on a tv show, and then do this stuff?  What makes people want to go on tv and explain to everyone just how much of an idiot they are?

[5 Wheel Drive]

You have to wonder about some people.  The moron who talked about how he's a good driver when he's drunk, and how he pretended to be someone else when caught for DUI...why would someone volunteer to go on a tv show, and then do this stuff?  What makes people want to go on tv and explain to everyone just how much of an idiot they are?

I guess that's why his friend got po'd at him and started calling him Hollywood.  He got in front of a tv camera and turned into an even bigger moron.

[tpl]

You have to wonder about some people.  The moron who talked about how he's a good driver when he's drunk, and how he pretended to be someone else when caught for DUI...why would someone volunteer to go on a tv show, and then do this stuff?  What makes people want to go on tv and explain to everyone just how much of an idiot they are?

I guess that's why his friend got po'd at him and started calling him Hollywood.  He got in front of a tv camera and turned into an even bigger moron.

Someone, another young man IIRC,  did something similar in a previous series and Wooley shopped him as well.  Remembering.... he was the guy who was on pre-Police training courses at a college somewhere and he used his student card as a get out of jail free.

[mrthompson]

Well, the biker dude passed.  I wonder if the puker will be this season's Canada's Worst Driver?

[Bullet Blue]

They're using a brand new Camaro in the show, she managed to rip the whole front bumper assembly off doing some reversing through obstacles.  God, it was painful to watch.

What?! Why are they using brand new vehicles for that show? Is GM a sponsor or something?

[mrthompson]

Perhaps they wanted to show that, even in a brand new sporty car, the crop of drivers is still truly awful?  I suppose they opted to use a brand new car to up the shock factor - seeing a pristine vehicle destroyed as opposed to an old car.

[5 Wheel Drive]

They're using a brand new Camaro in the show, she managed to rip the whole front bumper assembly off doing some reversing through obstacles.  God, it was painful to watch.

What?! Why are they using brand new vehicles for that show? Is GM a sponsor or something?

I record it on the pvr and watch it later, so I never see the commercials.  I'll look a little more closely next time, if there's a bunch of GM commercials, then we'll know...

As a former Miata owner, the clutch control exercise on the teeter totter ws painful to watch.  I'm surprised Paul the biker guy even fit in it!

[blur911]

Perhaps they wanted to show that, even in a brand new sporty car, the crop of drivers is still truly awful?  I suppose they opted to use a brand new car to up the shock factor - seeing a pristine vehicle destroyed as opposed to an old car.

I dunno, I winced at what they did to that Audi 90.   At least it wasn't a quattro.

I bet the Camaro was a GM test car which has to be destroyed anyhow.

[Schmengie]

You have to wonder about some people.  The moron who talked about how he's a good driver when he's drunk, and how he pretended to be someone else when caught for DUI...why would someone volunteer to go on a tv show, and then do this stuff?  What makes people want to go on tv and explain to everyone just how much of an idiot they are?

Some people will do anything to get on TV, which is precisely why this program has no credibility with me whatsoever. I have enough trouble dealing with morons in real life, why the hell would I want to watch them on the Discovery Channel of all places??