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Don't Drive Here

Season 1 2013

  • 2013-06-17T04:00:00Z on Discovery Channel (CA)
  • 45m
  • 4h 30m (6 episodes)
  • Canada
  • English
  • Documentary
After nearly a decade behind the wheel of Discovery's CANADA'S WORST DRIVER, Andrew Younghusband really thought he'd experienced the worst-case driving scenarios ever. Terrible drivers are one thing -- and they're everywhere - but what happens on the roads in the most challenging and congested urban centres on the planet? Premiering on Discovery, DON'T DRIVE HERE finds Younghusband on a terrifying and thrilling global adventure, tasked with learning to navigate six of the world's worst driving cities - just as the locals do. Way outside of his comfort zone, Younghusband steers around unbelievable free-for-alls involving cars, bikes, pedestrians - and even animals - on white-knuckle rides in these incredible cities. But he's not alone. Bold and often incredibly skilled, Younghusband's local guides teach him how to navigate and experience the city in a way no guidebook ever could.

6 episodes

Series Premiere

2013-06-17T04:00:00Z

1x01 Delhi

Series Premiere

1x01 Delhi

  • 2013-06-17T04:00:00Z45m

Delhi is home to breathtaking architecture, delicious food, and...well, the world's highest rate of traffic accidents. The chaotic streets are virtually lawless, filled with cars, cows, tuk tuks, motorcycles, and even the odd camel. Host Andrew Younghusband gets a crash course in veering and dodging from perhaps India's most-fearless taxi driver, who pushes Andrew to drive into any available space - even if it's on the wrong side of the road!

2013-06-24T04:00:00Z

1x02 Bangkok

1x02 Bangkok

  • 2013-06-24T04:00:00Z45m

It may be the backpacker's must-see, but if you go to the Venice of the East, don't drive! The streets are teeming with seven million vehicles - and 1,200 new ones are added, every day! Host Andrew Younghusband gets an introduction to the madness beside a Hollywood stuntman for a whirlwind ride and a daring lesson on how to really move in this city.

2013-07-01T04:00:00Z

1x03 Mexico City

1x03 Mexico City

  • 2013-07-01T04:00:00Z45m

Mexico City is the hemisphere's most populous city. And for every baby born, two new vehicles hit these already over-burdened streets. More people have been killed on the roads than in the country's apocalyptic drug wars - and yet, there is no driving test in Mexico!

2013-07-08T04:00:00Z

1x04 Manila

1x04 Manila

  • 2013-07-08T04:00:00Z45m

Getting around the most densely-populated city on the planet is like navigating a bee hive. Except the bees are driving cars, trucks and adult-sized trikes. A glamourous race car driver teaches host Andrew Younghusband the merits of offensive driving.

2013-07-15T04:00:00Z

1x05 Lima

1x05 Lima

  • 2013-07-15T04:00:00Z45m

One of the foodie capitals of the world, Lima is known as the Garden City, but driving here definitely isn't a walk in the park; there are over 50,000 traffic accidents every year! Almost half of those involve vehicles called combis - risky public transit that locals rely on. Andrew helps a combi driver solicit passengers and then gets behind the wheel to experience first-hand the manic and harrowing traffic of downtown Lima.

2013-07-22T04:00:00Z

1x06 Ulaanbaatar

1x06 Ulaanbaatar

  • 2013-07-22T04:00:00Z45m

Half of Mongolia's population lives in the capital of this horse-loving country. And they drive their cars like they ride their horses: fast and furious. Just five per cent of the roads leading from Ulaanbaatar are paved. That means, potholes, sinkholes and, did we say potholes? Host Andrew Younghusband learns to drive on the addled downtown streets and how to cross the street in a place where tourists are simply told: don't cross the street.

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