1. Discovering that Crystal is a fellow Albertan is the worst news I’ve heard all day 2. I can’t believe you didn’t talk about the old lady that was soo bad, they sent her home partway through, wouldn’t give her license back and contacted the government so her drivers license was permanently removed. You can only imagine how bad she was if they went that far for her but not anyone else
Krystal ended up getting diagnosed with borderline personality disorder, and sought mental health treatmwnt and got official driving classes (which she had never had before). She gave a quote after this: "I'm not saying that borderline personality disorder is an excuse to drive like an a--hole but it's a large part of why I drove like that. But now I know better and I can do better." She said that the show was a harsh reality check, and pushed her to get help.
As soon as she said “that hurts my feelings” crying about people not risking their lives to be in her car, I said “most BPD thing ever” out loud. Then later I saw this comment 😂
“You’re probably the worst driver we’ve ever had here. The way you drive can only be described as the driving of a horrible person” -Andrew YoungGangster
as someone who's life was drastically changed by a car accident, the message to be safe is SO important. i think a lot of people don't actually realize what a big responsibility it is to get behind the wheel. you're taking everyone else's life into your own hands! drive safe everyone :)
And that thing about how big a responsibility it is, is why I wish my dad wouldn't be so insistent on me learning to drive. I KNOW I would not be able to fulfill that responsibility. Not because I'm a bad person. I literally just wouldn't realize I'm being irresponsible. I have ADHD lol. I can't even pay attention to a UA-cam video that I chose to watch (I went to the comments before even watching,) or remember what tabs I have open. How am I going to keep track of where the cars are going, where I'm going, the speed limit, stop signs, turn signals, my mirrors, and even more. He was explaining it to me just earlier and even while listening I felt confused and overwhelmed, and as he was getting to the climax of the importance of paying attention, I YELLED DOG. Because I saw a random dog. In a random car. And had started ignoring him. On accident. Not to mention I have anxiety which would not be helping me every time I force myself to risk my life and everyone else's around me as I drive a giant, lethal vehicle. Choking and vomitting while on the road is not productive for attention span OR even being able to see. Yeah, dad, I'd totally be a great driver. Sure. Pft, I probably wouldn't even be able to focus on the lessons and I'd forget all the rules before even being able to worry about following them. I couldn't focus on school either.
@@catpoke9557 I also had a lot of anxiety connected to driving (no ADHD though), only got my license when I was 24. I got to it because I decided that knowing how to drive doesn't mean that I have to do it all the time. On the other hand, situations might arise when your ability to drive becomes detrimental.
@@catpoke9557 good for you for realizing that. if you really don't feel comfortable driving there are totally ways to avoid it for the rest of your life (friends, ridesharing, etc.). it doesn't make sense to force someone to drive when they don't feel comfortable, that's how accidents happen.
@@catpoke9557 my boyfriend has ADHD and can't drive an automatic transmission. I know it's harder to learn, but have you tried driving a manual? He feels like he has way more interaction and things to keep his focus
when kurtis went on the tangent about how society shouldn’t rely on cars and focus more on walkable urbanism and efficient transit i thought i was watching a not just bikes video for a sec. but he’s so right we really do live in a society
Yes definitely a society. A society on a planet in a solar system located in a galaxy called milky way which is part of the local group (it is a cluster of galaxies). The local group is located inside a supercluster called the virgo supercluster (which is a cluster of clusters of galaxies). The supercluster is located in the universe. Nothing is bigger than the universe. 🤠🤠 yee yee
As someone who lives in Alberta: seeing the reveal that Crystal was Albertan might've been the least shocking thing possible, I think I've encountered her on the road at least once a week.
I started learning to drive when I was fourteen. I had panic attacks almost everytime I drove, so my parents ended up driving me everywhere. I was so embarrassed that I couldn't drive and when people asked me why I didn't have my driver's license yet and I explained how anxious I was, it was usually met with people acting like it was dumb for me to be so anxious. I'm nineteen now and I just got my driver's license last month (after a failed test over the summer). Working through anxiety while driving is so difficult and it doesn't ever completely go away, but it does get a lot better with a lot of work. I appreciate how Kurtis handles talking about the drivers who struggled with anxiety in this show, I'm so used to being treated like that anxiety is stupid.
Hey, I used to have really bad driving anxiety too. I didn't get my license until I was 21. It actually gets so much more manageable when you get your license and just practice driving without anyone with you in the car. That being said, I have two close friends (we are in our 30s now) who don't have licenses, and 3 of my husband's siblings (all in their late 20s) don't have licenses either. It's nothing to be ashamed of, but it's also something that you can practice and get better at if it's important to you. You just need to really push yourself. I also have a personal conspiracy theory that no one passes their test on the first try so they have to come back and pay again to take the test again.
I seriously appreciate you standing up for people with driving anxiety. I'm incapable of driving due to my anxiety and it really is so frustrating that driving is seen as just a basic thing everyone should know and that you're lesser if you aren't able to
I have never felt more seen than today with these comments. I thought I was alone with how much I was terrified of driving (nowhere near as bad as the two in the video, though). I have been learning and I drive myself around sometimes with a parent in the passenger seat, but it's just way too anxiety inducing for me to drive on my own on any street over 50km/h. So I just wanted to say thanks, I guess, for sharing your thoughts and experiences with this.
Honestly. My parents to this day shame me for being too scared to learn manual driving. Ican barely drive an automatic, let alone that nightmare. Ifi didnt live in texas i would never get a car in the first place. This place is desolate
@@GrayeIra i live in texas too and the drivers here are ridiculous. I know there’s crazy drivers everywhere but texas is something else. I just turned 18 and i absolutely no intentions on learning how to because i’m not trying to die
let's not forget though, that did happen on a parking lot i believe instead of on the highway! in the netherlands they do most of this stuff on the parking lot, not immediately highway
i just realized that diana literally has 'Bismillah' scratched into her car window, which if you dont know in arabic means "In the name of god", which in my opinion means that she's praying to not die while she's flipping through tarot cards 💀💀10:55
It very may well be true but if they just say they were told to say it by producers nothing can be proved. Unless they give an intersection and date lol. Like saying you did 20 hit and runs in a year. How would your car function like a car if every year you run into like 20 things? Lotta this stuff is faked and a lot just can’t be proven.
@@PetSymmetry a hit and run isn't necessarily slamming a car. He could have just dented bumpers, knocked a mirror off, scraped the side. A car would easily still function like a car outside of a bigger collision.
@@-8h- I get that, but if we’re to believe this dude is so fucking bad at driving that he collides with 20 things a year, I’m assuming he’s not just having little close calls like that. Again, probably faked anyways because people will say anything on these shows.
I've long suspected the show might have a deal with law enforcement to allow the contestants to be honest about their past crimes without fear of getting like arrested for this stuff. There's also the matter of proving which specific crimes they committed when and stuff. I know mostly they don't see consequences but sometimes Cam does call up his buddies on the force in these peoples' hometowns to let them know about them for particularly dangerous drivers.
the funny thing about the shoemaker joke is that’s exactly how a lot of last names came to be , they’re called occupational surnames. For instance John the baker became John baker, Jack the blacksmith became Jack Smith, and Frodo the hunter became Frodo Hunter. Other occupational lastnames are Walker, Cook, Baxter(or Bakster which was the name for a women baker), and carpenter. There are also names that end in “son” that literally just mean “son of ____” (johnson, erikson, peterson, carlson)
that is a 100% reasonable reason to not drive. panic attacks are disabling and it's absolutely not worth the risk. i wish public transportation was more accessible
Honestly I've been trying to tell my dad this. I tell him "I can't do (x) because it would make me too panicked and I could put other people in danger." He tells me "if you get so easily panicked you should never do (x), you could put people in danger." And I'm like,, "Yeah, I,,, literally just said that???"
3:52 Actually something like that happened a lot in Soviet Union after WW2. That's why we have a lot of people with surename "Nepomnyashiy" (literraly means "the one who don't remember"). Because a lot of people lost their memory after some injuries but they still needed surename. "-What's you surename? -I don't remember -Perfect! You are The-one-who-don't-remember now!"
We Dutch people have a lot of Jansen (Jans-zoon, the son of Jan) and "Van Dijk" (of the dyke) and "de Wit/de Witte" (the white one) and " de Bruin/de Bruine (the brown one) and Bakker (baker) Visser (the Fisher) and De Boer (the farmer.)
Also, quite random and a bit unrelated, but in Dutch, being confused is called "in de war." Derived from the Germanic Werra, which meant something like fighting or changing, shaking something, tension, bickering etc. The English emphasized the violent part of of that word and made it into "War" and used it for "war" (the Dutch call that oorlog.) And the Dutch took Werra, changed it to "War" and they emphasized the confusing and chaotic part and used it for "confusion."
I would never end up on Canada's Worst Driver because I am Canada's Best Delivery Driver. Apologies to other canadian delivery drivers, I'm sure your driving skills are very good aswell.
i cant believe they put “I have serious anxiety and get horribly stressed when i drive”, “I drink and drive”, and “I was in a serious car accident have and permanent brain damage that affects my driving” on the same level-
I really appreciate Kurtis for defending the girl whom has panic attack whilst driving. I lost my mothers in a car accident and had my leg amputated and react the exact same whenever I get near a car, thanks my stabby lil fella
I really appreciate the acknowledgment of anxiety around driving. I’m only 17 but living in the US the second you turn 16 there’s this immense pressure to get your license. Even when you’re 15 it’s “so do you have your permit yet”. I have an anxiety disorder and find it incredibly difficult to drive. I’ve tried to practice a few times (in an empty parking lot don’t worry lmao) but it always ends in a panic attack. I feel incredibly guilty and frustrated with constantly being asked when I’m getting my license and mocked that I don’t have it. Public transportation and infrastructure is shit in most the US so it can be challenging to get around on your own without a car (Uber exists but that’s a whole other anxiety inducer). People don’t ever seem to understand why I can’t get my license so I really appreciate the attitude towards driving with anxiety here.
Same here! I’m 20 and still don’t have a permit because even the idea of driving gives me a panic attack. There’s so much stress around getting one and I’m constantly pressured about it but no one really seems to understand how actually terrifying it is for me. I’m glad to see I’m not the only one :’^)
I feel you. In my country you get your permit at 18 but what you said still applies. Getting my license was an absolute nightmare, i struggle with anxiety and my instructor was a dick, he would yell at me when i made the slightest mistake and he didn't have any patience, at one point i got so frustrated that i started crying in the car. Idk how it works in the US but here you have to take a multiple choice test first and then you can start your driving lessons with a permit that also allows you to drive your own car with an adult as a supervisor. You have to have a sign on your car to show that you're a student driver and people in the street are somehow meaner when they see the sign?? Like give me a break dude im literally learning. Didn't drive for a whole month after getting my license
I finally got my license at 21 :) you are in no rush! Weirdly, driving to me is calm and alleviates all the anxiety of public transport for me. But I understand how overwhelming it can be.
Yep, same here! I'm nearly 20, and in my country you're allowed driving lessons at 17, and to drive by yourself (with license of course) at 18. When I turned 18 everyone would ask me when I was getting my license, if I'd started driving lessons yet, etc etc, and I would always have to explain why not. I just didn't want that kind of stress in my life! Sure, going by car is easier than taking public transport, but I'd seen friends being pressured into driving lessons they didn't want and it was horrible. They had terrible anxiety and mean instructors. Worst of all? We all still lived at home, and usually their parents owned 2 cars, which both of them needed most days of the week to get to work. So my friends would go for an aimless drive during the weekends just to not lose their driving knowledge, but they barely ever actually got any use out of it. Now, I'm lucky enough to live somewhere with okay public transport. It's not ideal, and it takes longer than going by car, but mostly it's doable. I'll get my license when I feel like it, even if that means never!
As someone who hates driving, I greatly appreciate your speech about expanding public transportation. The bus system in my city sucks pretty bad and it just makes getting places way harder. Even if it was a joke I actually think that has some bearing lol
@@gnocchidokey Only if the debate includes "private vs. state-owned", otherwise it's just something all forms of ideology and government have to discuss at some point. Extremist right wingers have just decided to adopt all moronic stances in all political questions, so anything even remotely sensible turns into a "socialist policy".
I feel so sorry for the girl with the panic attacks. I'm a new driver and I genuinely fear that I will never find driving enjoyable or even tolerable. Everytime I have to drive I have the constant fear that I will cause an accident and kill/maim someone. It's awful and extremely stressful, and everyone around me thinks I'm overreacting/gonna get used to it, but idk. Driving ain't fun at all.
Your so real, I’m learning to drive and the fear is real, I live in a small town (in texas sadly) and most people think it’s okay to not follow traffic laws (speeding, pulling out in front of people, not stopping, etc.) and we barely have side walks plus during the summer it can get up to 115 degrees and it feels like death so walking outside is a risk of a heat stroke so walking usually a option
I'm dealing with the same issue :( I've been on and off driving for about 2 years and sometimes i still break down in panic attacks over driving (or even get anxious at the mere thought of it). It truly sucks and idk if it'll get better
Ive decided I'm not going to learn to drive at all 😅 I'm autistic and I have pretty severe anxiety I just dont think I could mentally/emotionally handle the pressure of having people's lives in my hands like that
Evidently she has severe borderline personality disorder and has spoken out about it since the show. She has gotten real help and talked about how even though mental health is not an excuse for bad driving, it defintely contributed to her recklessness. To clarify though, I don't think that mental health is an excuse for being an asshole to everyone else on the show.
@@growing.flowers The point of my reply was to explain that mental health was a large component in her behavior and that although she has developed as a person, a mental health disorder does not excuse hurting other people. I included the wrong disorder in my response and I apologize for that. The intended message of my original comment still stands.
Andrew Younghusband's roast of Krystal just sounded like the Glados bit where she goes, 'the test results just say you're a horrible person. we weren't even testing for that'
my best friend was killed in a car accident 3 months ago. she was 16. i’m so grateful that kurtis is spreading awareness about safe driving and recognizes the danger of being on substances or not paying attention while driving.
yeah my cousins were killed in a car accident a few months ago when my little cousin was 1. im happy kurtis is spreading awareness too. im sorry for your loss.
When I was 16 and getting my license I had to practice drive on the highway. I distinctly remember beginning to merge and just feeling so terrified and overwhelmed, and I began to have a panic attack and because my parents had to be in the car they told me to just drive and suck it up. I had to pull into a rest stop to calm down and breathe because I felt too close to the other cars/going off the road and I couldn’t see from my tears and I was anxious that someone was going to crash into me and my parents were watching my every move. I love driving now but it was honestly so stressful and just difficult to do during that period in my life, and I had several other incidents throughout and they all really stemmed/occurred when my parents were there.
I remember Krystal. She was so dangerous and addicted to her phone while driving . Andrew tried taking her phone away she'd throw fits, she verbally abused everyone, including her brother, and thought she was better than she was. I think her till for accidents before coming to the show was double digits I'm pretty sure, not just Andrew, but an instructor, walked out on her
1) how the hell did she still have a license after that many collisions? 2) also, those weren't accidents, they were predictable results of reckless, sociopathic driving. Slipping on a banana peel is an accident.
I am not fully convinced the psychic lady was real. “I can’t drive because I’m too busy telling the future” is the most cartoonishly absurd excuse I have ever heard in my life lmaoooo
yeah I was fairly certain she was a plant from the moment I saw the staff. Shows like this will frequently add a "character" behind the scenes to add extra drama in case the actual contestants don't provide enough content
I loved your explanation as to why humans should be scared to drive. I've always had panic attacks while driving and refuse to get my license because I don't know how to stay calm while driving. My family always makes fun of me for it.
I was a late bloomer when it came to driving, totally failed my first driving test. Lol. If you want to learn, I have faith that you can do it. Take your time to learn, and with practice comes calm and confidence. If you're comfortable not ever driving, don't feel bad. You are perfect as you are!
Same. People don’t understand and try to just force me to drive. It helps to drive with someone who watches out for me and is able to step in if something should go wrong next to me
i'm the same, everyone shames me for not getting my license, even though i have panic attacks just sitting in the front seat while some else drives like : ' ) such dumb stigma. kill all cars tbh
Having watched the entirety of Canada's Worst Driver, Andrew Younghusband usually cuts up the worst driver's license with their permission. Krystal didn't give permission because she didn't think she deserved to be the worst, and Andrew Younghusband couldn't destroy it because it was her property
They should have just had them all sign a waiver or whatever that would have stated they'd get their licenses cut up. That way they technically had the permission and then Krystal can stay off the road...
Even if they cut up their license they can just request a new one, most they can do is contact authorities and hopefully they do something about the person
I really sympathize with the contestants who suffer from anxiety and panic attacks. I have autism (as well as other disorders) and I’m genuinely incapable of driving, but nobody believes me when I tell them that I can’t drive and my family has forced me to drive anyway despite being a danger to myself and others on the road. Unfortunately I live in an area with absolutely no public transportation and it’s impossible to walk anywhere, and being 18 and having everyone drive you around is quite embarrassing. I wish that people would understand that, like you said, nobody HAS to drive and some of us need mental help. If only there was more public transportation for us :/
yo same!! im also autistic and have really bad fear of roads in general (i've had reoccuring nightmares about being forced to drive for years & i have panic attacks when i think abt having to drive anything), and people don't understand why i don't want to drive, because i don't trust myself to be able to be safe on the roads. & i totally feel the same, being 18 and having to get yr parents to drive you places fucking sucks!! so many people view not learning to drive as "immature" or "lazy" but our society be set up so that if you cant drive your quality of life suffers. i dont have a drivers license, which means i dont have an ID (im working on getting one) so theres shit i cant do because society just assumes that every person over 16 has a drivers license. we desperately need to normalize not driving and better public transport, for disabled + neurodivergent people as well as people who can't afford a car or have their drivers license revoked and still need to go to their jobs
I'm not saying that you shouldn't work on getting over your fear, but there are options like once you get old enough moving somewhere with public transportation, or somewhere where your needs are within walking distance. Also Uber and Lyft, and making friends with people who don't mind carpooling with you places. I'm 28 and still don't drive due to a lot of anxieties and car accidents when I was young. I honestly believe it's natural to be afraid of something that is so serious
Yeah, I feel for them. I have anxiety and when I was 15 right after I started driving I had a pretty traumatic experience driving and couldn’t bring myself to do it again until I was like 20 or 21, so like... I had anxiety so bad that I avoided driving for like 5 or 6 years. It was pretty bad... I HAD to get a car for work though and sort of forced myself into an informal kind of exposure therapy (don’t recommend doing this just saying I did, it was probably a very bad idea). What’s ironic now though is that it’s been a while since all of that, and honestly driving is one of my favorite things to do. I go on crazy-long road trips frequently, I would up driving for a living for a little while, and my car was a crazy good investment, because there were nights where I had nowhere but my car to sleep. Most people who know me will tell you that I’m one of the best drivers they know now lol
I seem to recall that some of these worst drivers only drove because they lived in rural areas with no other options. It’s a real ad for accessibility of public transport for everyone.
It really bothers me that ‘I drink and drive’ is portrayed a weird, almost-neutral quirk and not a serious and selfish crime. Prison time for drunk drivers. There’s never an excuse.
Are you talking about tyler? They did kinda make it his thing which was strange, but it definitely wasn’t neutral. They explained multiple times how many people on the show have been personally affected by drunk drivers.
Yeah literally one of the most irresponsible selfish and dangerous things you can do. If you can't drive without being drunk to "calm your nerves" then you shouldn't fucking drive. Imagine being like a crane operator or any kind of job requiring you to operate heavy machinery and u tell ur boss u can't work unless you're a lil drunk first. Wtf
Me almost in tears cause I’m 22 and I’m told constantly that my anxiety is irrational cause everybody drives at some point ✨💖 thank you kurtis! You really made me feel better! As well as everybody in the comments! You’re feelings are valid! Feel validated! You’re anxiety is real! And it’s okay to feel that way!!! Just try your best! ✨✨✨
I was like that, if i can give you any advice. Just keep practicing as much as possible. After about 8 years of driving. That anxious feeling never really goes away, but you gotta use that to your advantage. Makes you a better driver considering your anxieties. Makes you check all the other asshats on the road.
@@Prometheusft yeah it was the same for me too. Obv if there are literal panic attacks involved, don’t do it, there’s nothing wrong with not knowing how to drive! But I felt a lot of anxiety too when I started getting my license, even though I had an amazing teacher/instructor. When I was 18 I moved to Italy and HAD to drive there to get around (countryside, no busses etc), so with that practise I got a lot more confident. I am still a rather defensive driver, but I get around fine now (even though I don’t drive often anymore since there’s loads of public transportation).
I don't understand how they have Crystal on camera, that was shown on national tv, and they couldn't suspend her license...Like, surely, SURELY you could use it as evidence of dangerous driving and take her license from her...Like holy shit.
Andrew Younghusband also hosted "Canada's Worst Handyman" which was hilarious. He also had a radio show called "Crank It up" where he would play ancient records on a hand-cranked record player. I can also vouch for the guys who run Ink Box, I used to work with them(sorta) great dudes.
Came here to post this and I'll just add my message here hey Mr mayor hi hello @kurtistownmayor dude you know your dad saw the amazing Spider-Man and was like dude that's my son dude! The lizard guy? Dude, that's him.
Thank you Kurtis for speaking up about driving anxiety. My partner got into a very serious accident due to a careless driver from a company and that has resulted in serious damage of her spine and has chronic pain because of it & still needs surgery. As for me, I’m 24 almost 25 and I still don’t have my license because I have really bad anxiety about driving due to a lot of things I was exposed to as a child, and I wish my family understood that. I really wish I didn’t need a license in order to get a job. If I could avoid driving forever I would.
Isabel, I really hope your wife will get the surgery & recover soon♡ I'm really fortunate to live in a country where a car isn't needed, it's so hard to imagine otherwise..
I got my license at 18, I'm 24 and generally feel okay driving but always feel this underlying impending doom that I will die in my car. I swear every time I get in my car a quick thought goes through my mind that says "I'm going to die here." I cant help it. And it's mostly because public transportation in my country is basically nonexistent and there are so, so so many cars. And most of them drive terribly. I see multiple people running red lights daily. And that's nothing compared to the bizarre things I see people do on the road. It's terrifying. I see more reckless, aggressive driving than good driving. It's a nightmare every time I get behind the wheel.
I am so sorry for your partner and I wish that they heal as much as possible and can support. I have chronic pain from a condition that affects my spine, so I have some idea of what it's like to go through surgery and pain. And due to my health (I was born with a genetic condition) I have never had the ability to drive. My anxiety is real and it's okay to admit that in certain situations, I wouldn't make good decisions. I push myself where it benefits me and those I love, like making sure my anxiety and other mental health issues don't hurt me or anyone else. That is why not driving is a good choice for some people, and it doesn't have to be a negative thing. Thank you for sharing, it's vulnerable to put your feelings out there. Some unsolicited advice from someone who has kinda been there? It's perfectly normal and legitimate to not want to drive and you don't need to know how to drive to do anything, except be a professional driver! In the United States (I'm assuming you live here or someplace with similar labor laws) Interviewers for jobs ask if you have a reliable means of transportation, and the bus is, so just say yes and don't mention that you cannot drive unless you are saying you can't operate a fork lift or something! They can't discriminate based on you taking the bus, it's a legal issue; that is actually a legal protection you have. Interviewers are only allowed to ask if you can get to work, not how. It's part of US labor law and most other countries have similar protections, since it falls under a pretty broad "right to freedom, right to choose, right to choose where you work" legal standard, so most countries with legal systems and labor laws protect this right. As long as you can get to work, they can't discriminate based on how. We are told we have to learn to drive to be successful, but it is certainly not true! Not being able to drive does not hold you back as long as you have a means of transportation. I hope you live someplace where you can find a means of transportation that works for you. I have social anxiety as well, so tips for the bus are: big, noise-cancelling headphones that say "don't talk to me, I can't hear you", sunglasses at the ready to avoid eye-contact, and a scarf or shawl to wrap around me, which makes me feel safe. I always sit in a window seat and closer to a door if I can, but I have come to trust the bus most of the time, as I take it so frequently, it has become familiar. We have to wear masks on the bus right now, so I actually like how that makes me feel safer too. Most of my face is covered, headphones always, and I mostly ignore people if they try to talk to me, just because it's not rude to prioritize your own comfort levels. I know I info dumped, disregard if this is overstepping! I'm surprised at how much this video and the comments got to me! Wait, no I'm not, I am an empathetic, disabled nondriver who is seeing how many younger people have anxiety surrounding driving, and some feeling bad about it.
Same age here, also can't drive. First time I was behind the wheel a car slammed into me. If it would have hit my car a little further down... I don't know if I would have lived.
When I took driver's ed in 9th grade in Minnesota, we watched this show and the drivers were so bad it was both hilarious and terrifying at the same time
With Krystal's brown bob, black glasses and orange shirt, I was expecting a joke like "maybe this is why Velma wasn't allowed to drive the Mystery Machine"
“I have to drink a couple beers to calm my nerves before driving.” So. Let me get this straight. You experience high levels of anxiety that make it difficult difficult for you to drive. And to solve this problem, instead of trying any combination of the following: going to your doctor/a psychiatrist to get anxiety medication prescribed, seeing a therapist to work on strategies for managing anxiety, looking up meditations and/or breathing exercises you could do before driving, putting on calming music or an audiobook/podcast while you drive, and taking public transportation when possible, you just went “Ah yes. Alcohol. That’ll fix it.” *How the fuck did you ever get your license???*
Unfortunately you would be surprised by how many Midwest macho men who use alcohol to self treat anxiety because they can admit they have it, just not to a fucking doctor But I agree, anxiety meds are the Truth and the Way (for me at least) Edit-- and the local classical radio station saves my life lol, you've got good tips dude
Fr, I had anxiety issues when I learned how to drive because driving in a lot of traffic made me feel immense pressure. Sometimes the nerves got to me and I made dumb mistakes. However, I got help to manage my anxiety and also learning techniques to make my driving safer and calmer in difficult situations which not only made me less anxious but also more confident. It's scary to see grown adults completely ignore the issue while also making themselves more dangerous to the people around them. Not just for anxiety but for any other issues that could affect other people
Honestly I get the feeling of anxiety. I haven't gotten a license yet but for everyone sake, I'm not planning to. The thought of driving scares me shit less and I might zone out or accidentally panic and hit something if I drive
@@adrenalineactivate You are extremely smart to have such self awareness. Wish more ppl did. I never drive when in pain or anxiety/panic attack... coz I couldn't live if I hurt someone.
When I was 18 I fell asleep while driving and it haunts me literally daily still (at 36) I spent over a month in the hospital, many surgeries, head injury, memory loss and alot more. However, I was the only one involved. If I would have hurt or even killed someone else, I don't think that's something I could live with. People don't realize how quickly you're life can change. Please be safe.
i was nodding out while driving my friends back from great adventure and almost drove off a bridge. They were all asleep and i made them all wake up and talk to me the rest of the way home
as a shoemaker i still think about the last name bit at least once a week. in school kids would ask if i could make them shoes as well as stare at me anytime a history book said shoemaker in it. the first ever time i watched this video i was caught so off guard when he said my last name bc other than my family i’ve never met another shoemaker so i was so surprised he mentioned it.
I knew a "Funkhouser". If she wasn't the most no-nonsense fourth grade teacher I've ever met, I'm sure someone would have made a joke about it at some point.
I think the least dangerous driver is Daniella, I think the main reason she’s probably on the show is because both going too slow and going too fast is dangerous and can cause accidents, cuz compared to the other drivers they are doing whatever meanwhile she’s freaking out and Lou too because at least she isn’t going too fast like the other guy
The shoemaker thing isn’t even a joke. My last name is Carter because my great something grandpa carted things around for a living. What if in the future people have last names like “Uber driver”
Well obviously people aren’t gonna have last names like that in the future because people aren’t making new last names anymore, everyone has one. And if someone changed their last name they would be wanting to change it to something they liked the sound of. When last names first started becoming a thing, it was based off of what that person was known for. So if they were known as being the blacksmith or if they were known for being the son of someone. And everyone had their own unique name. But then rules came into place that your family inherited your last name. So Johnny might of been called Johnny Jameson because he was the son of James but now suddenly his family has to inherit his last name and suddenly they are all called Jameson too. My last name is Cook, it’s obvious to tell that at some point there was someone in my family who was a cook.
i have aspergers and severe anxiety, i haven’t driven in about 15 years and i’m not planning on driving again. it’s terrifying to me and i once caused a horrible accident that could have been prevented but i couldn’t handle myself enough to prevent it. i have no business being behind the wheel. my fear of driving 100% comes from my mental issues and my family and friends love making fun of me for it. they think they can shame me into getting on the road again. it’s completely fucked up and makes me feel horrible about myself. THANK YOU, KURTIS for talking about this. i was literally in tears listening to you bc i’ve never heard anyone think of the mental health of someone first and how driving isn’t for everyone. i’m still being shamed for something i have no control over so it made me feel so much better hearing you say what i’ve been saying for so long but no one listens to me. you’re an absolute angel 💜
@@kenechiachusiogu1717 thank you so much, i agree 100%. there have been a few people in my life i’ve had to go no contact with, just gotta work myself up to drop the rest of the toxicity from my life.
I’m glad you have the sense enough to ignore your family’s idiotic comments. And you have enough self-realization to know that you’re dangerous behind the wheel. A lot of people couldn’t handle the hit to their ego and continue to drive. So you should be proud of yourself for that.
@@ogolthorp thank you, i really appreciate that. ive definitely come to terms with the fact that i shouldn’t be driving, it’s everyone else that has a problem with it, unfortunately. also, i love your name, it reminds me of Aqua Teen Hunger Force ☺️
I feel you! I'm 22 and I still don't have my license even if I started my classes two years ago. I also suffer from major anxiety, I'm on the spectrum and I've been in pretty serious crashes which only made me more terrified. Feels good to know I'm not alone🙃🥲
my dad and auntie both don’t have licences and get around just fine with public transport, there’s no pressure to get a licence if you don’t want to :)
You should review a show called "come dine with me, Canada" there is 5 episodes for each group of people and they are strangers that meet up at eachothers house for a dinner party. They rate by experiences, meals, and then they have access to go through the person's belongings. It wild.
Oh man, I was addicted to 'come dine with me' Australia. Then the UK version, and weirdly the Greek version. Would love to see the Canadian version (and Kurtis' take on it!).
When I was 13yrs old I was hit by an 18yr old high school senior while I was in the cross walk. After she hit me she drove all the way down the road before stopping to see if I was okay. She was so upset she couldn't even call 911 to help me. Thankfully a good samaritan stopped and called for me. After months of arguing with her parents insurance they finally agreed to pay for my medical costs plus a little extra. But here's the kicker! The judge said she was so young she doesn't deserve to have her liscence taken away and my lawyer agreed so he didn't fight it. My mom was a civilian working at the county jail and saw a familiar name on some paperwork. So she looked her up and oh my good god... This girl went on to cause FOUR more traffic accidents involving pedestrians. Swiping a bicyclist and knocking them off, texting and driving and almost hitting another person in a cross walk, but it wasn't until she almost ran down a construction worker that a judge finally thought "Hmm, she's kind of a danger to society. We should probably take her driving privileges away." She was barely 20 when this happened. So, yeah, this show doesn't surprise me in the least.
17:43 I remember they used to cut up a fake version of their licence at the end and then get the person to cut their own license in half. Mightve only been in older seasons though
I’m 18 and take my drivers test next week. this show genuinely fucking solved any anxiety I had regarding it. Knowing these people exist? I will NEVER be as terrible of a driver as Krystal. Never.
Yea I remember getting my permit (or, getting ready to take a test for it) and was surprised it was 35 questions Like, i’ve caught several people *on my way to the dmv* who didn’t signal
Well NOW we don't need masks anymore luckily! The mask times were such a sucky time even though most people complied but we were all so glad when it was over and now I don't see masks at all anymore and it's great to be back to normal again!🥰
0:47 haha imagine that couldn't be me (every year for a solid five months we in tropical countries can retain no water, as it is all converted into sweat from the sheer amount of exertion we are out through to simply survive)
I actually feel so bad for the two girls who have panic attacks behind the wheel and were put into this. Thats got to be so harmful for them and what they need is actual help for their panic attacks
0:00 Introduction 0:05 Main Character is Introduced 1:19 Main Character Backstory 1:50 Introduction of Side Characters 2:56 The Adventure Begins 4:51 Introduction of The Villain 12:28 The Traumatic Backstory of Villain 18:22 The Villain is Defeated 20:09 End Credits 21:40 Post-Credits Scene (the villain is still alive) this movie is a masterpiece, I was crying at the end.
As soon as he unabashedly admitted to over 20 hit and runs in a year, I knew he was a drunk driver. They’re literally the worst. I suspect most of these bad drivers are either drunks or texting/gaming and driving.
Honestly for everyone struggling with anxiety when you get behind the wheel, you're 100% valid. I used to get such bad anxiety when we had to drive on the highway and I used to tell myself that I would never drive when I got older. The first 3 years of me driving I never got onto the highway and when I first did, I had a panic attack. I was forced to drive 5 hours on the highway when I was moving and it was honestly the worst experience of my life. My little brother was in the passenger seat and I was so terrified of crashing because I didn't want anything bad to happen to him. Thankfully I've been healing and I started to drive on the highway earlier this year. It's still so scary to think that when driving, one small mistake could end your life and the life of innocent people around you.
As a motorcyclist who has had their foot broken and almost died multiple times because of morons not paying attention on the road, I have very little sympathy for these kinds of drivers.
i have a very bright yellow color motorcycle, literally one if the first colors people notice and have almost lost my life multiple times. they don't pay attention so i have just started waving or flipping off people so they actually notice and don't endanger me
@@turboturtlehead Pretty bad take dude. There shouldn't be people with driving licenses who suck at driving. How did they get their license in the first place? Did they get it with a bulk order of maple syrup? You're basically saying that if you get on the road, you accept that you may be killed by people who shouldn't drive in the first place
Hearing so many other people are also terrified of driving and how many people are promoting public transportation has given me hope in life, I thought I was the only one. My family thinks I'm crazy for wanting to go back to live in Chicago but I'd rather live in an expensive city and save on gas/car/insurance/anxiety than try to drive these rolling death machines.
i still havent gotten a drivers license lol. i drove once like in middle east it was a horrible experience and honestly i like being calm in the subway haha
@@stinkymcfarts If you can manage to work around it and go to college somewhere with decent public transportation I would highly recommend it, that was my move and until covid fucked it up I was the happiest clam
I'm almost 31 and still don't have my driver's license. It's kind of embarrassing because of the way so many people react Driving really makes me anxious. My town is slowly trying to remove public transportation though. I ended up buying a nice bike this summer.
When you were skitting on crystal being the worst explaining herself flying through a preschool launching into a tree and starting a fire I laughed so hard I started choking on my bagel, I survived but holy maple glaze bud, you gotta warn folks not to eat while watching your production. I almost died because you’re almost too funny.
I had an incident a couple of years ago where I was almost hit by a car, and the following months, every time I walked near a parked car, I would hallucinate that it was moving towards me, back then I was struggling with untreated mental illnesses and all. Thankfully I don't have hallucinations anymore, it was a brief event of my life, but I still get panic attacks whenever I try to drive and my family doesn't understand it, always saying I'm overreacting/irresponsible/too dependent on them because I can't drive myself around. Unfortunately, I will still have to learn how to drive, but it doesn't make it any less scary.
when I was 15 car hit me on the crossroad as a pedestrian walking through green on my way to school. I only got a bruise but I was so afraid to walk that path that I went around to avoid that crossroad for a week. I also had really weird feeling before falling asleep, when I would close my eyes I saw that moment of bumper hitting me in a loop. I am also not a driver nor do I want driver license
As someone who choses not to drive but is a PhD Student I totally resonate with your statement about the desensitization of driving, its not about being too dumb. Its wild to me that driving in busy areas somehow mostly "works out" I would panic immediately.
As someone who was wildly anxious about driving, so much so that I put it off 5 years until i had no choice. Then once I started driving I would frequently pull over due to panic attacks, and freaking out about.. just all of it. Fast forward 3 years: driving is literally like walking down the side walk to me. By doing it every day, repetition, the car feels like an extension of me. I'm in complete control. Obviously you gotta look out for OTHER drivers, because their dumbass mistakes can run into you, but I'm so use to the flow, you can spot outliers. You can tell they are outside of the normal pattern, you avoid them immediately. Just basically saying, coming from a person that had the hardest time driving, all the way to feeling totally in control, it's not that bad if you stay vigilant.
@@karenamyx2205 weird how that works. Driving is extremely dangerous if you’re not good at it, but the only way that you can get good at it is by diving in head first. Literally a couple weeks into driving my family was heading on a two hour drive with another family and I jokingly suggested driving. Since my mom is scared of highways, my friends dad took it seriously and offered to drive with me. I was scared to death on that day, but after finishing the trip I gained so much confidence and everything else came much quicker to me and I passed my test with one mistake.
@@eddy0010 it really is that. Head first, get out there knowing one wrong wrist flick could ruin your life, if not end others. But you have to do it to learn it. God willing you're careful. But I will say, I am ALWAYS diligent about focused driving. I have friends that go on with full fledged text conversations while going 80mph, and I'm just white knuckling my lil hand holder thingy, just knowing if somebody ELSE happens to make a mistake and your too preoccupied to drive defensively, we're all dead. I'm one of those that never looks at my phone unless it's a dead stop. Pays attention to not only the road but other drivers. Peers call me the old man driver but ey, I ain't dying in this metal box. So I'm cool with it.
@@abbathahoe Bro I was 23.. I feel you. I was so anxious that I just decided not to until it was becoming a serious detriment on my functionality as an adult. But my advice now is, just do it bro. Start by driving WITH someone you trust that will be cool and help ya learn. Then just drive short simple routes, to and from work type stuff. And once you get that 6th sense of where your wheels are, you'll be all good. That was my fear, can I stay in my lane accurately? But the answer was, yes I can. Easily. And before you know it, its second nature. And then it starts to get kinda fun lol but.. stay safe! Always be vigilant, because remember.. you could be driving perfectly, but someone else acting a fool could cause a collision. So always pay attention, no matter how natural it becomes, so you can drive defensively!!
as an american i've never had someone else know who faber drive is, i was so obsessed with the give him up mv as a kid.. didn't know they were canadian!
@@moethemoon it depends where you live in Canada and where you live in America, but i genuinely typically can’t tell or hear if someone has a Canadian accent. It sounds the same as most Americans to me
@@moethemoon Canadian accents and Midwest American accents have enough similarities and I don’t pay close attention things so I can never tell someone is Canadian just by their accent, I don’t hear it either lol
@Moe The Moon the main difference between the Canadian accent and the American accent is the dephthong vowel in thw Canadian accent they use instead of "ou", for example, compare the way a Canadian says "out" "about" "house" and the way an American would and you'll hopefully hear it.
@Samuel Woldesemait DUDE I NOTICED TOO it’s so funny. and for those wondering, a lot of canadians do have accents ^^ generally, the farther north you go, the heavier it gets, at least in BC :) and let’s not forget our beloved Newfies
What's great is that this show had a sister show called Canada's worst Carpenter(?) / Handyman(?), which challenged some of the worst self-proclaimed home improvers around the country to gradually build their own entire hotel rooms
man this show brings me back to the early 2000's when me and my cousins sat around the tv and critiqued everyones driving even though we were all like 10 and had no idea how to drive
dude, the bit about the "shoemaker" name is literally how a lot of people got their surnames in olden timey england. you were named after your or your father's profession, which explains names like shoemaker, and also carpenter, smith, thatcher, cook, fisher, baker, miller, potter, etc.
I have panic attacks while driving. its why I'm 20 without a license. its dangerous to drive that way and im already nervous enough about driving even in safe conditions. and yet I STILL have people pressuring me to drive. anxiety isn't a joke
mental illness can be a disability and disability is a completely valid reason to not drive. imo it's wild that the people who had panic attacks were forced to drive when the reasonable solution would be to get them therapy for their anxiety and/or phobia
I’m the same way kinda, I know my anxiety is frankly terrible and I’ll definitely have panic attacks behind the wheel. (My latest panic attack was about forgetting a item at the grocery store if that’s any indication on it’s current severity) so I know I’ll mess up driving. But my sibling still keeps pushing the idea down my throat and boxing me in to talking about it. I tell him that I’m not ready, that I might not ever be ready anytime soon, but no dice, get told I’ll get used to it. Maybe one day if my meds ever start working I’ll try it but not anytime soon
As someone who lives in Russia, hearing him explain Canada to his US audience as if it was a different planet made me chuckle. I have no idea what Kurtis is referring to about 98% of the time, but I love his style a lot. It's nice when he provides context.
same i always just chuckle along when he makes fun of the us and think like "yeah canada is so much better then the US haha ur so right kurtis🙂✊🏻" when in fact i’ve never stepped foot outside of europe.
Bro I straight up applauded when the host dunked on Krystal. Like she rivals Kevin from Room Raiders and Jimbo from Undercover Boss for the worst person featured on a show Kurtis made a video about.
Kurtis, no you weren’t over thinking that. “Mike” I think his name was, he should have been no where near these people after being in a 7 week coma that lead to brain trauma. I relate cause I had a seizure (my first one) n our emergency line wouldn’t answer n I stopped breathing n went into a 9 day coma. Left half of my brain and left lung both collapsed and shut down. When I woke up I had to reteach myself everything. So I can only imagine how horrible it must have been for him, 7 weeks. That’s horrible. And it was a car accident that put him there. So to then put him in an environment where he has to drive again and is surrounded by drivers with horrible problems. That’s just cruel. He could have had a PTSD moment (been there) but like you don’t know. It’s just so risky and mean. So yes I think you were right in talkin about it 💕
i broke my right leg while crossing the street this year at april and i could walk again at october but i had to remember walking like a terrified baby because a fucking guy riding a motorcycle couldn't just drive normally after getting out of traffic, no ofc not he had to run with speed of light, even tho he clearly can see me and i signed him to stop with my hand, but he hit me and ran. just hearing that guy saying he had 20 hit and run while smiling made me so fucking angry and remembered the accident again, i can't even cross the streets anymore, idk how mike could just drive a car and be in a show surrounded by reckless ppl like that and be fine with it ? He is so brave to do so but still he shouldn't force himself like that and whoever told him to go, from his family or friends, really should fuck themselves and leave the poor guy alone.
i really appreciate kurtis understanding the girls with panic attacks and sharing my anxiety with driving. i was in like 6 (counting only the more serious, none of them really life threatening) car accidents in my 19 years of life, the most recent totally wrecked the driver’s car about six months ago, that coupled with my autism, i just don’t think i’m ready to drive yet… maybe i’ll be soon, maybe in a couple of years, maybe never. doesn’t mean there’s anything wrong with me!!
@@TheCynicalDude_ they never said they were the one driving in any of those though, and saying they aren't ready to drive yet kinda implies they never have.
@@imgonnakate Perhaps they meant that. Also, thanks. I haven't heard that insult in a good minute (although I've obviously heard it hundreds of times). Very original and smart.
This video is 2 years old. Feel like a large portion of our ‘new’ population has noticed how lax our laws are and are now abusing/laughing at us. It’s so unfortunate.
@@kiiturii Not sure if it’s true, but I saw another comment mention she was suffering from bpd and has received help since and is now a mental health advocate so there’s a chance this show is actually real which is even more wild😭
Fun fact actually a lot last names were based on the family profession and/or enslaved task. So if the last name is “shoemaker” their family historically were shoemakers 😋
too many of y'all are asking "why haven't these people had their licenses revoked yet" and not enough are asking "who tf let them pass their road tests in the first place" the exception being mike because again, literal brain damage but if i got behind the wheel and had a panic attack no respectable proctor would be like "oh that's ok sweetie here i'll pass you anyways" i'm not saying ppl with anxiety don't deserve to drive, i used to get really anxious driving as well and it took years for me to be able to drive w/o having at least a mild panic attack but it was also a full 5 years after i got my permit that i finally was able to take my road test and get my license idk i just don't understand how these ppl were allowed on the road to begin with
I failed my practical test the first time and then made some really stupid mistakes the second time. The examiner was really nice about it though and said it wouldn't be a reason to fail me again, I just have to be a bit more careful. So I got my license then and there but on the way back my driving instructor told me how he shouldn't have let me pass and that it was a mistake - way to make me feel good about the whole thing. I still barely drive on my own and just prefer to have someone next to me who can help me out just in case or who I can ask if I don't know something but I wouldn't say I'm a terrible driver. However, my driving instructor apparently thought the opposite but I still got my license. So I guess that's one way it could go
yeah, when i was in driving classes my driving instructor straight up told me like "you get too anxious when driving, and i really think you should wait until you're more comfortable to get your license", and honestly i am super thankful that he was SO honest about it and didn't just keep me in and allowed me to drive on the road when i was that anxious about it!
As an albertan, we are horrific drivers. Last week my friend was no joke denied a license for stopping while a pedestrian was crossing the road because it "could've resulted in a car crashing into you". For a such a dumb province, we could REALLY use some better public transit!
@@certified_sad no it’s not. Pedestrians have the right of way, ALWAYS. Whether or not they are jaywalking (which most aren’t, as all intersections are crosswalks even if they aren’t marked.) a car must stop for pedestrians crossing, and if they hit a pedestrian, legally the driver is always at fault unless proven otherwise in extenuating circumstances. I’d encourage you to take another look at your states drivers manuals. Edit: if they are jaywalking, the right of way goes to traffic, but this is the only situation where traffic holds right of way.
Thank you for acknowledging that driving isn't for everyone. I have pretty bad ADHD and anxiety and I'm not planning on getting a driving licence any time soon, if ever. I know people can have these issues and still be good drivers, but I just know that I wouldn't be.
I also have ADHD and anxiety. However, driving has always sent me into a 'flow' sort of state- I enjoy it a lot. That said, you're of course completely valid in not wanting to drive. Honestly, I don't understand the social pressure to push people to drive when they don't want to- that just creates unsafe situations all around.
Yeah absolutely, honestly if my city had better public transport I probably wouldn't have learned to drive, or would drive less. I'm glad I know how to drive, but it's definitely not for everyone
My dad wants to teach me how to drive, tho he'll probably never get around to it anyway, I don't think I'll be able to do it. I'm so afraid of losing focus or freezing up at a critical moment, or panicking and then crashing (I don't think it's an irrational fear because I actually do react like this to other situations) My dad says that my fear would make me a safe driver apparently lol? Anyway same it made me feel a lot better to hear Kurtis say that, because I just haven't heard anyone tell me that before 😭
I have pretty bad anxiety and ADHD as well, and i was actually pretty excited to drive until i took drivers training and i kind of spaced out and i could see but i wasnt looking and i missed a stop sign and kept speeding and now i just feel like i would be a dangerous driver
You don’t live in Canada
i don't either wow
i second that
Me too
Canada is a myth
yeah and his name is curtis not kurtis he's fooling us all
Kurtis on living in Canada: "I love it. I mean, it's fine."
The most Canadian sentiment ever
Fr, I’m canadian and it’s just fine. It’s not good or bad, just fine.
Kurtis is really funny for a Canadian..
Canada is the best country no joke fvck America
@@internal.rage. ...Whoa!.. Please lets not say anything we can't take back.....
@@internal.rage. LMAO
It’s wild how this show was half people with legit anxiety and learning problems, and the other half is just absolute monsters.
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1. Discovering that Crystal is a fellow Albertan is the worst news I’ve heard all day
2. I can’t believe you didn’t talk about the old lady that was soo bad, they sent her home partway through, wouldn’t give her license back and contacted the government so her drivers license was permanently removed. You can only imagine how bad she was if they went that far for her but not anyone else
omg im albertan too. i hate it here. worst province
not surprising thoo
Uhh whats her name? Need to find content of this
you Albertans make up for it with Alphonso Davies and Cody Ko tho so I wouldn't worry
jesus christ just how bad did she have to do to get that to happen in a god.damn reality tv show
Krystal ended up getting diagnosed with borderline personality disorder, and sought mental health treatmwnt and got official driving classes (which she had never had before). She gave a quote after this:
"I'm not saying that borderline personality disorder is an excuse to drive like an a--hole but it's a large part of why I drove like that. But now I know better and I can do better."
She said that the show was a harsh reality check, and pushed her to get help.
Glad she got help and admitted she was wrong
As soon as she said “that hurts my feelings” crying about people not risking their lives to be in her car, I said “most BPD thing ever” out loud. Then later I saw this comment 😂
@@Wishfull171same 😂
Thank god
the redemption arc we all needed to hear
“You’re probably the worst driver we’ve ever had here. The way you drive can only be described as the driving of a horrible person”
-Andrew YoungGangster
haha yes
@@kimberlyalexadra3666 What in Mcgenuine super fine Kentucky fried fuck
But does Kurtis know he was named after the lizard from Spider-man?
Yeah way to spoil the season in the first episode Andrew
Jesus loves you, praying over
everyone
as someone who's life was drastically changed by a car accident, the message to be safe is SO important. i think a lot of people don't actually realize what a big responsibility it is to get behind the wheel. you're taking everyone else's life into your own hands! drive safe everyone :)
And that thing about how big a responsibility it is, is why I wish my dad wouldn't be so insistent on me learning to drive. I KNOW I would not be able to fulfill that responsibility. Not because I'm a bad person. I literally just wouldn't realize I'm being irresponsible. I have ADHD lol. I can't even pay attention to a UA-cam video that I chose to watch (I went to the comments before even watching,) or remember what tabs I have open. How am I going to keep track of where the cars are going, where I'm going, the speed limit, stop signs, turn signals, my mirrors, and even more. He was explaining it to me just earlier and even while listening I felt confused and overwhelmed, and as he was getting to the climax of the importance of paying attention, I YELLED DOG. Because I saw a random dog. In a random car. And had started ignoring him. On accident.
Not to mention I have anxiety which would not be helping me every time I force myself to risk my life and everyone else's around me as I drive a giant, lethal vehicle. Choking and vomitting while on the road is not productive for attention span OR even being able to see.
Yeah, dad, I'd totally be a great driver. Sure.
Pft, I probably wouldn't even be able to focus on the lessons and I'd forget all the rules before even being able to worry about following them. I couldn't focus on school either.
@@catpoke9557 I also had a lot of anxiety connected to driving (no ADHD though), only got my license when I was 24. I got to it because I decided that knowing how to drive doesn't mean that I have to do it all the time. On the other hand, situations might arise when your ability to drive becomes detrimental.
@@catpoke9557 good for you for realizing that. if you really don't feel comfortable driving there are totally ways to avoid it for the rest of your life (friends, ridesharing, etc.). it doesn't make sense to force someone to drive when they don't feel comfortable, that's how accidents happen.
Yes!! thank you (:
@@catpoke9557 my boyfriend has ADHD and can't drive an automatic transmission. I know it's harder to learn, but have you tried driving a manual? He feels like he has way more interaction and things to keep his focus
when kurtis went on the tangent about how society shouldn’t rely on cars and focus more on walkable urbanism and efficient transit i thought i was watching a not just bikes video for a sec. but he’s so right we really do live in a society
Yes definitely a society. A society on a planet in a solar system located in a galaxy called milky way which is part of the local group (it is a cluster of galaxies). The local group is located inside a supercluster called the virgo supercluster (which is a cluster of clusters of galaxies). The supercluster is located in the universe. Nothing is bigger than the universe. 🤠🤠 yee yee
We do in fact live in a society.
@TechaTried lol i had just learned that in my astronomy class so yeah hahah.
omg a fellow urban planning nerd among us!!!!
bruh i was stuck in deep thought thinking about what he said for a bit
As someone from Alberta, I can confirm that there are only 10 of us left because Krystal has taken out the rest while they were on the sidewalk.
I was visiting Alberta last week, and I saw Krystal cause at least 6 accidents in parking lots
I am on of those 10 remaining survivors, and I can confirm I still have nightmares about almost getting killed by Krystal.
As someone who lives in Alberta: seeing the reveal that Crystal was Albertan might've been the least shocking thing possible, I think I've encountered her on the road at least once a week.
The fact that I can’t tell if all of these are jokes
I started learning to drive when I was fourteen. I had panic attacks almost everytime I drove, so my parents ended up driving me everywhere. I was so embarrassed that I couldn't drive and when people asked me why I didn't have my driver's license yet and I explained how anxious I was, it was usually met with people acting like it was dumb for me to be so anxious. I'm nineteen now and I just got my driver's license last month (after a failed test over the summer). Working through anxiety while driving is so difficult and it doesn't ever completely go away, but it does get a lot better with a lot of work. I appreciate how Kurtis handles talking about the drivers who struggled with anxiety in this show, I'm so used to being treated like that anxiety is stupid.
Dude ur doing great
Hey, I used to have really bad driving anxiety too. I didn't get my license until I was 21. It actually gets so much more manageable when you get your license and just practice driving without anyone with you in the car.
That being said, I have two close friends (we are in our 30s now) who don't have licenses, and 3 of my husband's siblings (all in their late 20s) don't have licenses either. It's nothing to be ashamed of, but it's also something that you can practice and get better at if it's important to you. You just need to really push yourself. I also have a personal conspiracy theory that no one passes their test on the first try so they have to come back and pay again to take the test again.
Good for you for staying determined to still get your license! Driving is scary enough without having anxiety. You're stronger for working through it
Good job
It’s all good I didn’t get mine until I was 21 and I still get anxious driving. I’d rather take public transport
I seriously appreciate you standing up for people with driving anxiety. I'm incapable of driving due to my anxiety and it really is so frustrating that driving is seen as just a basic thing everyone should know and that you're lesser if you aren't able to
this!! i wish people understood that it’s just not that easy
I’ve put off learning driving for so long due to my anxiety and I’m really only learning now because I need to
I have never felt more seen than today with these comments. I thought I was alone with how much I was terrified of driving (nowhere near as bad as the two in the video, though). I have been learning and I drive myself around sometimes with a parent in the passenger seat, but it's just way too anxiety inducing for me to drive on my own on any street over 50km/h. So I just wanted to say thanks, I guess, for sharing your thoughts and experiences with this.
Honestly. My parents to this day shame me for being too scared to learn manual driving. Ican barely drive an automatic, let alone that nightmare. Ifi didnt live in texas i would never get a car in the first place. This place is desolate
@@GrayeIra i live in texas too and the drivers here are ridiculous. I know there’s crazy drivers everywhere but texas is something else. I just turned 18 and i absolutely no intentions on learning how to because i’m not trying to die
Remembering 2017 when during the filming of "the worst driver of the Netherlands" an contestant hit the host of the show and a cameraman. Great times.
worst driver in the netherlands is the best driver in the us
In sweden program we have a driver thought that if the was two speed signs the speed should be dubble.
let's not forget though, that did happen on a parking lot i believe instead of on the highway! in the netherlands they do most of this stuff on the parking lot, not immediately highway
I need this show
I am very surprised that the guy with all the hit and runs didn't hit the host. He was standing RIGHT THERE
i just realized that diana literally has 'Bismillah' scratched into her car window, which if you dont know in arabic means "In the name of god", which in my opinion means that she's praying to not die while she's flipping through tarot cards 💀💀10:55
I don't think she even knows what it means lol . She just heard that word from a different language and thought it was mysterious and witchy 😅
Correction : There’s no concept of “tarot cards” in Islam
How do these people not get arrested after admitting to crimes like hit and runs, and driving under the influence??
Fr like the evidence is right there
It very may well be true but if they just say they were told to say it by producers nothing can be proved. Unless they give an intersection and date lol. Like saying you did 20 hit and runs in a year. How would your car function like a car if every year you run into like 20 things? Lotta this stuff is faked and a lot just can’t be proven.
@@PetSymmetry a hit and run isn't necessarily slamming a car. He could have just dented bumpers, knocked a mirror off, scraped the side. A car would easily still function like a car outside of a bigger collision.
@@-8h- I get that, but if we’re to believe this dude is so fucking bad at driving that he collides with 20 things a year, I’m assuming he’s not just having little close calls like that. Again, probably faked anyways because people will say anything on these shows.
I've long suspected the show might have a deal with law enforcement to allow the contestants to be honest about their past crimes without fear of getting like arrested for this stuff. There's also the matter of proving which specific crimes they committed when and stuff. I know mostly they don't see consequences but sometimes Cam does call up his buddies on the force in these peoples' hometowns to let them know about them for particularly dangerous drivers.
the funny thing about the shoemaker joke is that’s exactly how a lot of last names came to be , they’re called occupational surnames. For instance John the baker became John baker, Jack the blacksmith became Jack Smith, and Frodo the hunter became Frodo Hunter. Other occupational lastnames are Walker, Cook, Baxter(or Bakster which was the name for a women baker), and carpenter. There are also names that end in “son” that literally just mean “son of ____” (johnson, erikson, peterson, carlson)
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Ooh, did not know about Bakster/Baxter! Cool info!
This is both dumb and interesting
John Hancock?
I've always liked how Baxter sounds, now I like it more cause I know what it means.
As someone who quit driving due to panic attacks, hearing someone say it’s not crazy is nice. Thanks Curtis.
Bro no worries, it's way more common than you think. My dad can't drive long roads because of panic too. Same with my grandma
Dude absolutely nothing wrong with not driving due to panic attacks, it's safer for yourself and other people.
Driving is scary so I don’t blame you. If I had a choice to not drive, I would, but unfortunately where I live, there is no good public transportation
that is a 100% reasonable reason to not drive. panic attacks are disabling and it's absolutely not worth the risk. i wish public transportation was more accessible
Honestly I've been trying to tell my dad this. I tell him "I can't do (x) because it would make me too panicked and I could put other people in danger." He tells me "if you get so easily panicked you should never do (x), you could put people in danger." And I'm like,, "Yeah, I,,, literally just said that???"
3:52 Actually something like that happened a lot in Soviet Union after WW2. That's why we have a lot of people with surename "Nepomnyashiy" (literraly means "the one who don't remember"). Because a lot of people lost their memory after some injuries but they still needed surename. "-What's you surename? -I don't remember -Perfect! You are The-one-who-don't-remember now!"
Honestly, kind of a badass surname however tragic it's backstory
We Dutch people have a lot of Jansen (Jans-zoon, the son of Jan) and "Van Dijk" (of the dyke) and "de Wit/de Witte" (the white one) and " de Bruin/de Bruine (the brown one) and Bakker (baker) Visser (the Fisher) and De Boer (the farmer.)
Also, quite random and a bit unrelated, but in Dutch, being confused is called "in de war."
Derived from the Germanic Werra, which meant something like fighting or changing, shaking something, tension, bickering etc.
The English emphasized the violent part of of that word and made it into "War" and used it for "war" (the Dutch call that oorlog.)
And the Dutch took Werra, changed it to "War" and they emphasized the confusing and chaotic part and used it for "confusion."
I would never end up on Canada's Worst Driver because I am Canada's Best Delivery Driver. Apologies to other canadian delivery drivers, I'm sure your driving skills are very good aswell.
the most canadian comment lmao
this is the most canadian comment i’ve ever seen
yeah, even me a brazilian guy, can say this is the most canadian comment i've ever seen aswell
@@rikodrigues5139 e aí br tamo junto
@Angelina L 👇💋 please just stop it
i cant believe they put “I have serious anxiety and get horribly stressed when i drive”, “I drink and drive”, and “I was in a serious car accident have and permanent brain damage that affects my driving” on the same level-
He said he drinks before driving because it's the only way he'll be calm enough to drive. So that's probably an anxiety disorder too.
@@gabriellasands and an alcohol addiction
@@gabriellasands true,,but also he needs alcoholics anonymous not driving lessons, i get that doesn't make for good tv but still
The guy who had the brain trauma better have been the first one out cuz he did not deserve that crap. Not one single bit.
@@birdyburdy839 nah fr tho that’s so fucked how can you compare someone who has a severe brain injury to a literal drunkard and idiots
How did Kurtis say “driver” without saying a “I barely know her” joke, who is this man impersonating Kurtis.
for sure. also um hi to you too suzan
At least we got the fashion pun
don't worry, he put it in the description. tis truly our Mayor Kurtis!
Not to mention the lack of an extra greeting
@@moomoomrcow8484 he doesn’t do those anymore
I really appreciate Kurtis for defending the girl whom has panic attack whilst driving. I lost my mothers in a car accident and had my leg amputated and react the exact same whenever I get near a car, thanks my stabby lil fella
Damn man are you doing fine now?
@@TheSpot22 im doing better, just kinda struggling. ty for asking
@@EmiMartinezOfficial Glad to hear that!!! You're really strong man
@@EmiMartinezOfficialLMAOOOOO
My sister has a similar thing and it was nice to see ❤
I really appreciate the acknowledgment of anxiety around driving. I’m only 17 but living in the US the second you turn 16 there’s this immense pressure to get your license. Even when you’re 15 it’s “so do you have your permit yet”. I have an anxiety disorder and find it incredibly difficult to drive. I’ve tried to practice a few times (in an empty parking lot don’t worry lmao) but it always ends in a panic attack. I feel incredibly guilty and frustrated with constantly being asked when I’m getting my license and mocked that I don’t have it. Public transportation and infrastructure is shit in most the US so it can be challenging to get around on your own without a car (Uber exists but that’s a whole other anxiety inducer). People don’t ever seem to understand why I can’t get my license so I really appreciate the attitude towards driving with anxiety here.
Same here! I’m 20 and still don’t have a permit because even the idea of driving gives me a panic attack. There’s so much stress around getting one and I’m constantly pressured about it but no one really seems to understand how actually terrifying it is for me. I’m glad to see I’m not the only one :’^)
Wishing y’all the best! Always try for mind over matter but move at your own pace!!
I feel you. In my country you get your permit at 18 but what you said still applies. Getting my license was an absolute nightmare, i struggle with anxiety and my instructor was a dick, he would yell at me when i made the slightest mistake and he didn't have any patience, at one point i got so frustrated that i started crying in the car. Idk how it works in the US but here you have to take a multiple choice test first and then you can start your driving lessons with a permit that also allows you to drive your own car with an adult as a supervisor. You have to have a sign on your car to show that you're a student driver and people in the street are somehow meaner when they see the sign?? Like give me a break dude im literally learning. Didn't drive for a whole month after getting my license
I finally got my license at 21 :) you are in no rush! Weirdly, driving to me is calm and alleviates all the anxiety of public transport for me. But I understand how overwhelming it can be.
Yep, same here! I'm nearly 20, and in my country you're allowed driving lessons at 17, and to drive by yourself (with license of course) at 18. When I turned 18 everyone would ask me when I was getting my license, if I'd started driving lessons yet, etc etc, and I would always have to explain why not. I just didn't want that kind of stress in my life! Sure, going by car is easier than taking public transport, but I'd seen friends being pressured into driving lessons they didn't want and it was horrible. They had terrible anxiety and mean instructors.
Worst of all? We all still lived at home, and usually their parents owned 2 cars, which both of them needed most days of the week to get to work. So my friends would go for an aimless drive during the weekends just to not lose their driving knowledge, but they barely ever actually got any use out of it.
Now, I'm lucky enough to live somewhere with okay public transport. It's not ideal, and it takes longer than going by car, but mostly it's doable.
I'll get my license when I feel like it, even if that means never!
As someone who hates driving, I greatly appreciate your speech about expanding public transportation. The bus system in my city sucks pretty bad and it just makes getting places way harder. Even if it was a joke I actually think that has some bearing lol
Also, great public transportation actually is a part of socialism!
@@gnocchidokey Only if the debate includes "private vs. state-owned", otherwise it's just something all forms of ideology and government have to discuss at some point. Extremist right wingers have just decided to adopt all moronic stances in all political questions, so anything even remotely sensible turns into a "socialist policy".
As a disabled person who can’t drive I can’t emphasize how important that is
Same here
It would actually help against the shitty drivers too, cause people who don't want to drive wouldn't have to.
I love how when Daniella was having a panic attack while driving, the instructor was so confused she said “Just drive!” 💀
just get rid of your anxiety!! drive!!!! it's not that hard!!!!!!!!!!
"Just stop worrying"
Big "Why are you depressed? Just be happy" energy
"You're anxious? Just stop it then 😁😁"
"Just stop being anxious"
I feel so sorry for the girl with the panic attacks. I'm a new driver and I genuinely fear that I will never find driving enjoyable or even tolerable. Everytime I have to drive I have the constant fear that I will cause an accident and kill/maim someone. It's awful and extremely stressful, and everyone around me thinks I'm overreacting/gonna get used to it, but idk. Driving ain't fun at all.
Your so real, I’m learning to drive and the fear is real, I live in a small town (in texas sadly) and most people think it’s okay to not follow traffic laws (speeding, pulling out in front of people, not stopping, etc.) and we barely have side walks plus during the summer it can get up to 115 degrees and it feels like death so walking outside is a risk of a heat stroke so walking usually a option
I'm dealing with the same issue :( I've been on and off driving for about 2 years and sometimes i still break down in panic attacks over driving (or even get anxious at the mere thought of it). It truly sucks and idk if it'll get better
Ive decided I'm not going to learn to drive at all 😅 I'm autistic and I have pretty severe anxiety I just dont think I could mentally/emotionally handle the pressure of having people's lives in my hands like that
@plaguedoctorraccoon same and I still have some of my friends try and convince me I should. Nah, I'm the master of public transport 😂
the nerve to voluntarily go on a show called “worst driver” and then cry when you’re told you’re a bad driver
Evidently she has severe borderline personality disorder and has spoken out about it since the show. She has gotten real help and talked about how even though mental health is not an excuse for bad driving, it defintely contributed to her recklessness. To clarify though, I don't think that mental health is an excuse for being an asshole to everyone else on the show.
@@anahand4137 not bipolar disorder.
She has borderline personality disorder.
@@jeltje50 Thank you! I saw another comment that had used them interchangeably and I wasn't sure which one it actually was.
@@anahand4137 so u just spread hearsay although ur not sure if it’s correct? 🤨
@@growing.flowers The point of my reply was to explain that mental health was a large component in her behavior and that although she has developed as a person, a mental health disorder does not excuse hurting other people. I included the wrong disorder in my response and I apologize for that. The intended message of my original comment still stands.
Andrew Younghusband's roast of Krystal just sounded like the Glados bit where she goes, 'the test results just say you're a horrible person. we weren't even testing for that'
YOU'RE RIGHT
LMAO
Fuck that’s funny
my best friend was killed in a car accident 3 months ago. she was 16. i’m so grateful that kurtis is spreading awareness about safe driving and recognizes the danger of being on substances or not paying attention while driving.
I'm so sorry for your loss 💕
yeah my cousins were killed in a car accident a few months ago when my little cousin was 1. im happy kurtis is spreading awareness too. im sorry for your loss.
@@rianhowerton thank you, i’m so sorry for your loss as well, prayers for your family as they go through such a hard time 💜
@@zahramuhammad6295 thank you💜
@@norabbraley thank you💗
When I was 16 and getting my license I had to practice drive on the highway. I distinctly remember beginning to merge and just feeling so terrified and overwhelmed, and I began to have a panic attack and because my parents had to be in the car they told me to just drive and suck it up. I had to pull into a rest stop to calm down and breathe because I felt too close to the other cars/going off the road and I couldn’t see from my tears and I was anxious that someone was going to crash into me and my parents were watching my every move. I love driving now but it was honestly so stressful and just difficult to do during that period in my life, and I had several other incidents throughout and they all really stemmed/occurred when my parents were there.
I remember Krystal. She was so dangerous and addicted to her phone while driving . Andrew tried taking her phone away she'd throw fits, she verbally abused everyone, including her brother, and thought she was better than she was. I think her till for accidents before coming to the show was double digits
I'm pretty sure, not just Andrew, but an instructor, walked out on her
1) how the hell did she still have a license after that many collisions?
2) also, those weren't accidents, they were predictable results of reckless, sociopathic driving. Slipping on a banana peel is an accident.
She looks like Velma from Scooby Doo
I am not fully convinced the psychic lady was real. “I can’t drive because I’m too busy telling the future” is the most cartoonishly absurd excuse I have ever heard in my life lmaoooo
yeah I was fairly certain she was a plant from the moment I saw the staff. Shows like this will frequently add a "character" behind the scenes to add extra drama in case the actual contestants don't provide enough content
I loved your explanation as to why humans should be scared to drive. I've always had panic attacks while driving and refuse to get my license because I don't know how to stay calm while driving. My family always makes fun of me for it.
I was a late bloomer when it came to driving, totally failed my first driving test. Lol. If you want to learn, I have faith that you can do it. Take your time to learn, and with practice comes calm and confidence. If you're comfortable not ever driving, don't feel bad. You are perfect as you are!
Same. People don’t understand and try to just force me to drive. It helps to drive with someone who watches out for me and is able to step in if something should go wrong next to me
i'm the same, everyone shames me for not getting my license, even though i have panic attacks just sitting in the front seat while some else drives like : ' ) such dumb stigma. kill all cars tbh
@@BB-bw8tk yes exactly it's like bro you don't want me on the road. I don't want to risk the lives of other people, I'm doing y'all a service
@@BB-bw8tk we should go back to horses lmao
Albertan here. I didn't know this show was cancelled. What a shame. It highlighted some of our best drivers.
It also taught me a lot about driving that I still apply today
As a fellow Albertan, I feel like all the drivers I meet on the road these days could learn a thing or two from these guys.
Having watched the entirety of Canada's Worst Driver, Andrew Younghusband usually cuts up the worst driver's license with their permission. Krystal didn't give permission because she didn't think she deserved to be the worst, and Andrew Younghusband couldn't destroy it because it was her property
They should have just had them all sign a waiver or whatever that would have stated they'd get their licenses cut up. That way they technically had the permission and then Krystal can stay off the road...
Even if they cut up their license they can just request a new one, most they can do is contact authorities and hopefully they do something about the person
I think you just wanted to write Andrew Younghusband 😂
I’m sure the state probably took her license lmao
But does Kurtis know he was named after the lizard from Spider-man?
I really sympathize with the contestants who suffer from anxiety and panic attacks. I have autism (as well as other disorders) and I’m genuinely incapable of driving, but nobody believes me when I tell them that I can’t drive and my family has forced me to drive anyway despite being a danger to myself and others on the road. Unfortunately I live in an area with absolutely no public transportation and it’s impossible to walk anywhere, and being 18 and having everyone drive you around is quite embarrassing. I wish that people would understand that, like you said, nobody HAS to drive and some of us need mental help. If only there was more public transportation for us :/
yo same!! im also autistic and have really bad fear of roads in general (i've had reoccuring nightmares about being forced to drive for years & i have panic attacks when i think abt having to drive anything), and people don't understand why i don't want to drive, because i don't trust myself to be able to be safe on the roads. & i totally feel the same, being 18 and having to get yr parents to drive you places fucking sucks!! so many people view not learning to drive as "immature" or "lazy" but our society be set up so that if you cant drive your quality of life suffers. i dont have a drivers license, which means i dont have an ID (im working on getting one) so theres shit i cant do because society just assumes that every person over 16 has a drivers license. we desperately need to normalize not driving and better public transport, for disabled + neurodivergent people as well as people who can't afford a car or have their drivers license revoked and still need to go to their jobs
Oh honey 😢
I'm not saying that you shouldn't work on getting over your fear, but there are options like once you get old enough moving somewhere with public transportation, or somewhere where your needs are within walking distance. Also Uber and Lyft, and making friends with people who don't mind carpooling with you places. I'm 28 and still don't drive due to a lot of anxieties and car accidents when I was young. I honestly believe it's natural to be afraid of something that is so serious
Yeah, I feel for them. I have anxiety and when I was 15 right after I started driving I had a pretty traumatic experience driving and couldn’t bring myself to do it again until I was like 20 or 21, so like... I had anxiety so bad that I avoided driving for like 5 or 6 years. It was pretty bad...
I HAD to get a car for work though and sort of forced myself into an informal kind of exposure therapy (don’t recommend doing this just saying I did, it was probably a very bad idea).
What’s ironic now though is that it’s been a while since all of that, and honestly driving is one of my favorite things to do. I go on crazy-long road trips frequently, I would up driving for a living for a little while, and my car was a crazy good investment, because there were nights where I had nowhere but my car to sleep. Most people who know me will tell you that I’m one of the best drivers they know now lol
I seem to recall that some of these worst drivers only drove because they lived in rural areas with no other options. It’s a real ad for accessibility of public transport for everyone.
It really bothers me that ‘I drink and drive’ is portrayed a weird, almost-neutral quirk and not a serious and selfish crime. Prison time for drunk drivers. There’s never an excuse.
Are you talking about tyler? They did kinda make it his thing which was strange, but it definitely wasn’t neutral. They explained multiple times how many people on the show have been personally affected by drunk drivers.
Literally just dodge it
Only drink when stopped at traffic lights, problem solved.
I don't think it was portrayed like that. The host seemed pretty shocked when he heard it...
Yeah literally one of the most irresponsible selfish and dangerous things you can do. If you can't drive without being drunk to "calm your nerves" then you shouldn't fucking drive. Imagine being like a crane operator or any kind of job requiring you to operate heavy machinery and u tell ur boss u can't work unless you're a lil drunk first. Wtf
Kurtis as an opera singer, I found your rendition of the Canadian national anthem absolutely riveting ~
Breathtaking
It’s gonna turn into his fucking theme song now.
Now let's have him try to hit all the weird notes of the American national anthem, lol.
@@BewareTheLilyOfTheValley the American national anthem is like the woooorrrst thing to sing as a soloist
I was looking for this comment! I’m also an opera singer and he has some great potential!!!
Me almost in tears cause I’m 22 and I’m told constantly that my anxiety is irrational cause everybody drives at some point ✨💖 thank you kurtis! You really made me feel better! As well as everybody in the comments! You’re feelings are valid! Feel validated! You’re anxiety is real! And it’s okay to feel that way!!! Just try your best! ✨✨✨
I was like that, if i can give you any advice. Just keep practicing as much as possible. After about 8 years of driving. That anxious feeling never really goes away, but you gotta use that to your advantage. Makes you a better driver considering your anxieties. Makes you check all the other asshats on the road.
Driving anxiety is really valid there are all sorts of idiots on the road
@@Prometheusft yeah it was the same for me too. Obv if there are literal panic attacks involved, don’t do it, there’s nothing wrong with not knowing how to drive! But I felt a lot of anxiety too when I started getting my license, even though I had an amazing teacher/instructor. When I was 18 I moved to Italy and HAD to drive there to get around (countryside, no busses etc), so with that practise I got a lot more confident. I am still a rather defensive driver, but I get around fine now (even though I don’t drive often anymore since there’s loads of public transportation).
i feel so normal in this comment section ❤️❤️❤️🥰🥰🥰
I don't understand how they have Crystal on camera, that was shown on national tv, and they couldn't suspend her license...Like, surely, SURELY you could use it as evidence of dangerous driving and take her license from her...Like holy shit.
They do suspend their licence, how does Kurtis miss that??
I feel like they're scripted or something. Might be wrong tho
@@Hannah22oz apparently she got diagnosed with bpd later on
@@thisisasupersayin376 they actually don’t. One person had it done in season 4, Donna. This was due to her angina attack on the water tank test.
Andrew Younghusband also hosted "Canada's Worst Handyman" which was hilarious. He also had a radio show called "Crank It up" where he would play ancient records on a hand-cranked record player. I can also vouch for the guys who run Ink Box, I used to work with them(sorta) great dudes.
“Don’t Drive Here” was pretty good too. It highlights some of the frustrating or frightening cities in the world to get behind the wheel.
hey kurtis, quick question. did you know that you were named after the lizard in spider-man?
Came here to post this and I'll just add my message here hey Mr mayor hi hello @kurtistownmayor dude you know your dad saw the amazing Spider-Man and was like dude that's my son dude! The lizard guy? Dude, that's him.
@@qoved yessir!!!
Nice
@@Namtrix yhh
I came here to post this as well
Thank you Kurtis for speaking up about driving anxiety. My partner got into a very serious accident due to a careless driver from a company and that has resulted in serious damage of her spine and has chronic pain because of it & still needs surgery. As for me, I’m 24 almost 25 and I still don’t have my license because I have really bad anxiety about driving due to a lot of things I was exposed to as a child, and I wish my family understood that. I really wish I didn’t need a license in order to get a job. If I could avoid driving forever I would.
Im 25 and I still dont have my driving license either! Been trying to work up the courage to go get one but I still cant 😅
Isabel, I really hope your wife will get the surgery & recover soon♡
I'm really fortunate to live in a country where a car isn't needed, it's so hard to imagine otherwise..
I got my license at 18, I'm 24 and generally feel okay driving but always feel this underlying impending doom that I will die in my car. I swear every time I get in my car a quick thought goes through my mind that says "I'm going to die here." I cant help it. And it's mostly because public transportation in my country is basically nonexistent and there are so, so so many cars. And most of them drive terribly. I see multiple people running red lights daily. And that's nothing compared to the bizarre things I see people do on the road. It's terrifying. I see more reckless, aggressive driving than good driving. It's a nightmare every time I get behind the wheel.
I am so sorry for your partner and I wish that they heal as much as possible and can support. I have chronic pain from a condition that affects my spine, so I have some idea of what it's like to go through surgery and pain. And due to my health (I was born with a genetic condition) I have never had the ability to drive. My anxiety is real and it's okay to admit that in certain situations, I wouldn't make good decisions. I push myself where it benefits me and those I love, like making sure my anxiety and other mental health issues don't hurt me or anyone else. That is why not driving is a good choice for some people, and it doesn't have to be a negative thing. Thank you for sharing, it's vulnerable to put your feelings out there. Some unsolicited advice from someone who has kinda been there?
It's perfectly normal and legitimate to not want to drive and you don't need to know how to drive to do anything, except be a professional driver! In the United States (I'm assuming you live here or someplace with similar labor laws) Interviewers for jobs ask if you have a reliable means of transportation, and the bus is, so just say yes and don't mention that you cannot drive unless you are saying you can't operate a fork lift or something! They can't discriminate based on you taking the bus, it's a legal issue; that is actually a legal protection you have. Interviewers are only allowed to ask if you can get to work, not how. It's part of US labor law and most other countries have similar protections, since it falls under a pretty broad "right to freedom, right to choose, right to choose where you work" legal standard, so most countries with legal systems and labor laws protect this right. As long as you can get to work, they can't discriminate based on how.
We are told we have to learn to drive to be successful, but it is certainly not true! Not being able to drive does not hold you back as long as you have a means of transportation. I hope you live someplace where you can find a means of transportation that works for you. I have social anxiety as well, so tips for the bus are: big, noise-cancelling headphones that say "don't talk to me, I can't hear you", sunglasses at the ready to avoid eye-contact, and a scarf or shawl to wrap around me, which makes me feel safe. I always sit in a window seat and closer to a door if I can, but I have come to trust the bus most of the time, as I take it so frequently, it has become familiar. We have to wear masks on the bus right now, so I actually like how that makes me feel safer too. Most of my face is covered, headphones always, and I mostly ignore people if they try to talk to me, just because it's not rude to prioritize your own comfort levels.
I know I info dumped, disregard if this is overstepping! I'm surprised at how much this video and the comments got to me! Wait, no I'm not, I am an empathetic, disabled nondriver who is seeing how many younger people have anxiety surrounding driving, and some feeling bad about it.
Same age here, also can't drive. First time I was behind the wheel a car slammed into me. If it would have hit my car a little further down... I don't know if I would have lived.
When I took driver's ed in 9th grade in Minnesota, we watched this show and the drivers were so bad it was both hilarious and terrifying at the same time
"It's ok, I'll get off the sidewalk" she said with an evil smile as the car goes over a "bump"
Yeah no, WHY DID SHE SMILE
R/twosentencehorrorstory
With Krystal's brown bob, black glasses and orange shirt, I was expecting a joke like "maybe this is why Velma wasn't allowed to drive the Mystery Machine"
💀💀
That would’ve been genius 💀💀💀
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“I have to drink a couple beers to calm my nerves before driving.” So. Let me get this straight. You experience high levels of anxiety that make it difficult difficult for you to drive. And to solve this problem, instead of trying any combination of the following: going to your doctor/a psychiatrist to get anxiety medication prescribed, seeing a therapist to work on strategies for managing anxiety, looking up meditations and/or breathing exercises you could do before driving, putting on calming music or an audiobook/podcast while you drive, and taking public transportation when possible, you just went “Ah yes. Alcohol. That’ll fix it.” *How the fuck did you ever get your license???*
Unfortunately you would be surprised by how many Midwest macho men who use alcohol to self treat anxiety because they can admit they have it, just not to a fucking doctor
But I agree, anxiety meds are the Truth and the Way (for me at least)
Edit-- and the local classical radio station saves my life lol, you've got good tips dude
Fr, I had anxiety issues when I learned how to drive because driving in a lot of traffic made me feel immense pressure. Sometimes the nerves got to me and I made dumb mistakes. However, I got help to manage my anxiety and also learning techniques to make my driving safer and calmer in difficult situations which not only made me less anxious but also more confident.
It's scary to see grown adults completely ignore the issue while also making themselves more dangerous to the people around them. Not just for anxiety but for any other issues that could affect other people
Honestly I get the feeling of anxiety. I haven't gotten a license yet but for everyone sake, I'm not planning to. The thought of driving scares me shit less and I might zone out or accidentally panic and hit something if I drive
@@adrenalineactivate
You are extremely smart to have such self awareness. Wish more ppl did. I never drive when in pain or anxiety/panic attack... coz I couldn't live if I hurt someone.
Substance abuse and alcoholism isn't rational; it's a mental illness.
As a German
The sausage joke was hilarious but sadly your comment section belongs to us now
Diese Kommentarsektion wurde nun offiziell annektiert von der Bundesrepublik Deutschland
Die Kommentarsektion gehört jetzt der Bundesrepublik Deutschland
Last time Germany declared ownership forcefully things didn’t end well for anyone
@@jenniferbeth3018 💀😭
@@puflem who's kommentarsektion and why do you want him dead
Hey Kurtis, did you know that you were named after the Spider-Man villain, The Lizard?
I literally came to this video just to see this comment
This is why I'm here!
@@thomasaarsbergen509 Same
I was about to do it myself if If I didn’t do it
so we all here lmao
When I was 18 I fell asleep while driving and it haunts me literally daily still (at 36) I spent over a month in the hospital, many surgeries, head injury, memory loss and alot more. However, I was the only one involved. If I would have hurt or even killed someone else, I don't think that's something I could live with. People don't realize how quickly you're life can change. Please be safe.
So sorry u had to go through that . are u okay now?
i was nodding out while driving my friends back from great adventure and almost drove off a bridge. They were all asleep and i made them all wake up and talk to me the rest of the way home
@@devonstart2758 whoa 😭 what happened after
as a shoemaker i still think about the last name bit at least once a week. in school kids would ask if i could make them shoes as well as stare at me anytime a history book said shoemaker in it. the first ever time i watched this video i was caught so off guard when he said my last name bc other than my family i’ve never met another shoemaker so i was so surprised he mentioned it.
It’s a pretty common last name, it’s come from ur ancestors being cobblers “shoe maker”
I knew a "Funkhouser". If she wasn't the most no-nonsense fourth grade teacher I've ever met, I'm sure someone would have made a joke about it at some point.
Im in the same boat, where are you from?
As someone with a severe phobia of driving, seeing these people having panic attacks used for television is really awful.
Well they shouldn't be driving. You can't get sympathy when putting people's lives at risk
I assumed they weren’t driving before the show?? If I got that upset driving I know I would never get behind a wheel if I didn’t absolutely have to.
@@ricohawker5072 they were literally forced, they clearly didn’t want to drive
A driving phobia? Lmao at this point y’all just making this shit up
Look it up bitch boy it’s a thing
I like how he makes a skit on how last names came to be, when his skit literally describes how most of them did lmao
I checked and the origin of the last name Conner is "occupational name for an inspector of weights and measures" so, also a job.
Yeah I think he doesn't know that about last names
I think the least dangerous driver is Daniella, I think the main reason she’s probably on the show is because both going too slow and going too fast is dangerous and can cause accidents, cuz compared to the other drivers they are doing whatever meanwhile she’s freaking out and Lou too because at least she isn’t going too fast like the other guy
The shoemaker thing isn’t even a joke. My last name is Carter because my great something grandpa carted things around for a living. What if in the future people have last names like “Uber driver”
Jamie Thompson OovooJaver 😭
Jonathan Justeet
A lot of last names are just professions
@@speedweed6747 yeah that’s what I was saying /nm
Well obviously people aren’t gonna have last names like that in the future because people aren’t making new last names anymore, everyone has one. And if someone changed their last name they would be wanting to change it to something they liked the sound of. When last names first started becoming a thing, it was based off of what that person was known for. So if they were known as being the blacksmith or if they were known for being the son of someone. And everyone had their own unique name. But then rules came into place that your family inherited your last name. So Johnny might of been called Johnny Jameson because he was the son of James but now suddenly his family has to inherit his last name and suddenly they are all called Jameson too. My last name is Cook, it’s obvious to tell that at some point there was someone in my family who was a cook.
Younghusband ripping into crystal was honestly so refreshing. Sometimes people really need to be told how it is directly even if it sucks.
i wasn't prepared for kurtis to fucking belt that shit!! what a musical icon!!
kurtis brought the fuckin vocals!!!
WHAT ARE THESE BOTS :'D
Hanako pfp 👀
@@YogurtCereal So many right? I've never seen anything like it on YT comments.
Sensed the Alberta slander coming the moment I read the title. It's a super power I guess for being one of the 10 Albertans
i have aspergers and severe anxiety, i haven’t driven in about 15 years and i’m not planning on driving again. it’s terrifying to me and i once caused a horrible accident that could have been prevented but i couldn’t handle myself enough to prevent it. i have no business being behind the wheel. my fear of driving 100% comes from my mental issues and my family and friends love making fun of me for it. they think they can shame me into getting on the road again. it’s completely fucked up and makes me feel horrible about myself.
THANK YOU, KURTIS for talking about this. i was literally in tears listening to you bc i’ve never heard anyone think of the mental health of someone first and how driving isn’t for everyone. i’m still being shamed for something i have no control over so it made me feel so much better hearing you say what i’ve been saying for so long but no one listens to me. you’re an absolute angel 💜
@@kenechiachusiogu1717 thank you so much, i agree 100%. there have been a few people in my life i’ve had to go no contact with, just gotta work myself up to drop the rest of the toxicity from my life.
I’m glad you have the sense enough to ignore your family’s idiotic comments. And you have enough self-realization to know that you’re dangerous behind the wheel. A lot of people couldn’t handle the hit to their ego and continue to drive. So you should be proud of yourself for that.
@@ogolthorp thank you, i really appreciate that. ive definitely come to terms with the fact that i shouldn’t be driving, it’s everyone else that has a problem with it, unfortunately.
also, i love your name, it reminds me of Aqua Teen Hunger Force ☺️
I feel you! I'm 22 and I still don't have my license even if I started my classes two years ago. I also suffer from major anxiety, I'm on the spectrum and I've been in pretty serious crashes which only made me more terrified. Feels good to know I'm not alone🙃🥲
genuine question, do people still get diagnosed with aspergers nowadays? i heard just put it as autism now
as a 20 year old absolutely terrified of driving and not wanting to get my license this made me feel better
public transit ftw
my dad and auntie both don’t have licences and get around just fine with public transport, there’s no pressure to get a licence if you don’t want to :)
Ayyy me too
just got my g2 at 21 :) theres no time limit take ur time
learning how to drive is really worth it. you should try, its fun!
Practice on gta
You should review a show called "come dine with me, Canada" there is 5 episodes for each group of people and they are strangers that meet up at eachothers house for a dinner party. They rate by experiences, meals, and then they have access to go through the person's belongings. It wild.
Duuude i used to watch the UK version
Oh man, I was addicted to 'come dine with me' Australia. Then the UK version, and weirdly the Greek version. Would love to see the Canadian version (and Kurtis' take on it!).
what a sad little life jane.
Yoooooooo I forgot about this show wtf what a wild idea
Dude. I love that show. I watch the South African one though
When I was 13yrs old I was hit by an 18yr old high school senior while I was in the cross walk. After she hit me she drove all the way down the road before stopping to see if I was okay. She was so upset she couldn't even call 911 to help me. Thankfully a good samaritan stopped and called for me. After months of arguing with her parents insurance they finally agreed to pay for my medical costs plus a little extra. But here's the kicker! The judge said she was so young she doesn't deserve to have her liscence taken away and my lawyer agreed so he didn't fight it.
My mom was a civilian working at the county jail and saw a familiar name on some paperwork. So she looked her up and oh my good god... This girl went on to cause FOUR more traffic accidents involving pedestrians. Swiping a bicyclist and knocking them off, texting and driving and almost hitting another person in a cross walk, but it wasn't until she almost ran down a construction worker that a judge finally thought "Hmm, she's kind of a danger to society. We should probably take her driving privileges away." She was barely 20 when this happened.
So, yeah, this show doesn't surprise me in the least.
this comment ruined my day, hope ur doing good now
holy shit that’s insane
@@cyan7460 ok lol
Thank god there weren’t any more serious incidents, holy cow.
17:43 I remember they used to cut up a fake version of their licence at the end and then get the person to cut their own license in half. Mightve only been in older seasons though
I’m 18 and take my drivers test next week. this show genuinely fucking solved any anxiety I had regarding it. Knowing these people exist? I will NEVER be as terrible of a driver as Krystal. Never.
did you do good on the test
@@shegabaonmygool I failed it once then passed lol I’ve currently got my license tho 🤙 been driving for a month or so! Thanks for asking my dude
@@clownrat5759 yippee
:D
AYY good for you!!
Yea
I remember getting my permit (or, getting ready to take a test for it) and was surprised it was 35 questions
Like, i’ve caught several people *on my way to the dmv* who didn’t signal
Krystal is the type of person who refuses to wear a mask, gets covid, and then goes to the grocery store to spit on all the fruits and vegetables.
Yeah. I can see her in some grocery store in Lethbridge, or Canmore just coughing and sneezing all over shit.
@@himwhoisnottobenamed5427those are very correct cities to choose unfortunately lmao
@@himwhoisnottobenamed5427If she was from Ontario I’d say Thunder Bay or Brampton suits her too lmao.
Krystal looks exactly like Velma with the hair, glasses, and orange shirt!🤣
Well NOW we don't need masks anymore luckily! The mask times were such a sucky time even though most people complied but we were all so glad when it was over and now I don't see masks at all anymore and it's great to be back to normal again!🥰
0:47 haha imagine that couldn't be me (every year for a solid five months we in tropical countries can retain no water, as it is all converted into sweat from the sheer amount of exertion we are out through to simply survive)
I actually feel so bad for the two girls who have panic attacks behind the wheel and were put into this. Thats got to be so harmful for them and what they need is actual help for their panic attacks
0:00 Introduction
0:05 Main Character is Introduced
1:19 Main Character Backstory
1:50 Introduction of Side Characters
2:56 The Adventure Begins
4:51 Introduction of The Villain
12:28 The Traumatic Backstory of Villain
18:22 The Villain is Defeated
20:09 End Credits
21:40 Post-Credits Scene (the villain is still alive)
this movie is a masterpiece, I was crying at the end.
Commenting this to remind me to click these laterw
@@pqcowboychanelsame 😭
bro you spoiled the movie 🙁…
Funny
The introduction of the villian is in the middle of kurtis talking about his driving teacher. This has huge lore implications.
Damn, Velma sucks at driving. Must be why Fred always does it.
Was looking for this comment lmfaooo
BEEN LOOKING FOR THIS COMMENT
@@L3th4l_Nxghtm4r3 ME TOO
CMD f'd Velma because I knew this lok was too on point
I had to scroll waaaaay too far to find this comment. Moment I saw her I checked the comment section because I thought it would be the top one.
Im from canada, and ive been on the healthcare waiting list (ontario healthcare connect) for over a decade now. no doctors exist here
As soon as he unabashedly admitted to over 20 hit and runs in a year, I knew he was a drunk driver. They’re literally the worst. I suspect most of these bad drivers are either drunks or texting/gaming and driving.
Honestly for everyone struggling with anxiety when you get behind the wheel, you're 100% valid. I used to get such bad anxiety when we had to drive on the highway and I used to tell myself that I would never drive when I got older. The first 3 years of me driving I never got onto the highway and when I first did, I had a panic attack. I was forced to drive 5 hours on the highway when I was moving and it was honestly the worst experience of my life. My little brother was in the passenger seat and I was so terrified of crashing because I didn't want anything bad to happen to him. Thankfully I've been healing and I started to drive on the highway earlier this year. It's still so scary to think that when driving, one small mistake could end your life and the life of innocent people around you.
I'm glad you're confronting your fear, though. It's more progress than I've made
Thank ya... I didn't get my driver license until my mid twenties could of my bad anxiety.
As a motorcyclist who has had their foot broken and almost died multiple times because of morons not paying attention on the road, I have very little sympathy for these kinds of drivers.
stay safe
I got my first scooter at 14, and on a road where the limit was 50, and I got hit by a moron, broke my arm, and I refuse to drive since then 🧍🏽♀️
Same ffs it’s a joke. A bad one either don’t drive or take lessons till you can
i have a very bright yellow color motorcycle, literally one if the first colors people notice and have almost lost my life multiple times. they don't pay attention so i have just started waving or flipping off people so they actually notice and don't endanger me
@@turboturtlehead Pretty bad take dude. There shouldn't be people with driving licenses who suck at driving. How did they get their license in the first place? Did they get it with a bulk order of maple syrup?
You're basically saying that if you get on the road, you accept that you may be killed by people who shouldn't drive in the first place
Hearing so many other people are also terrified of driving and how many people are promoting public transportation has given me hope in life, I thought I was the only one. My family thinks I'm crazy for wanting to go back to live in Chicago but I'd rather live in an expensive city and save on gas/car/insurance/anxiety than try to drive these rolling death machines.
i still havent gotten a drivers license lol. i drove once like in middle east it was a horrible experience and honestly i like being calm in the subway haha
DUDE SAME, my parents keep telling me that I have no choice to get my license and I have to get it the moment I turn 16 but I really don't want it.
I would die if I had to use public transportation due to social anxiety lol
@@stinkymcfarts If you can manage to work around it and go to college somewhere with decent public transportation I would highly recommend it, that was my move and until covid fucked it up I was the happiest clam
I'm almost 31 and still don't have my driver's license. It's kind of embarrassing because of the way so many people react Driving really makes me anxious. My town is slowly trying to remove public transportation though. I ended up buying a nice bike this summer.
When you were skitting on crystal being the worst explaining herself flying through a preschool launching into a tree and starting a fire I laughed so hard I started choking on my bagel, I survived but holy maple glaze bud, you gotta warn folks not to eat while watching your production. I almost died because you’re almost too funny.
I had an incident a couple of years ago where I was almost hit by a car, and the following months, every time I walked near a parked car, I would hallucinate that it was moving towards me, back then I was struggling with untreated mental illnesses and all. Thankfully I don't have hallucinations anymore, it was a brief event of my life, but I still get panic attacks whenever I try to drive and my family doesn't understand it, always saying I'm overreacting/irresponsible/too dependent on them because I can't drive myself around. Unfortunately, I will still have to learn how to drive, but it doesn't make it any less scary.
when I was 15 car hit me on the crossroad as a pedestrian walking through green on my way to school. I only got a bruise but I was so afraid to walk that path that I went around to avoid that crossroad for a week. I also had really weird feeling before falling asleep, when I would close my eyes I saw that moment of bumper hitting me in a loop.
I am also not a driver nor do I want driver license
woah I get those seeing the cars backing into you too ??? it's so . terrifying
Hey Kurtis, did you know that you were named after the Lizard fromSpider-Man?
158 likes and this is the first comment wha
As someone who choses not to drive but is a PhD Student I totally resonate with your statement about the desensitization of driving, its not about being too dumb. Its wild to me that driving in busy areas somehow mostly "works out" I would panic immediately.
As someone who was wildly anxious about driving, so much so that I put it off 5 years until i had no choice. Then once I started driving I would frequently pull over due to panic attacks, and freaking out about.. just all of it.
Fast forward 3 years: driving is literally like walking down the side walk to me. By doing it every day, repetition, the car feels like an extension of me. I'm in complete control. Obviously you gotta look out for OTHER drivers, because their dumbass mistakes can run into you, but I'm so use to the flow, you can spot outliers. You can tell they are outside of the normal pattern, you avoid them immediately.
Just basically saying, coming from a person that had the hardest time driving, all the way to feeling totally in control, it's not that bad if you stay vigilant.
@@karenamyx2205 weird how that works. Driving is extremely dangerous if you’re not good at it, but the only way that you can get good at it is by diving in head first. Literally a couple weeks into driving my family was heading on a two hour drive with another family and I jokingly suggested driving. Since my mom is scared of highways, my friends dad took it seriously and offered to drive with me. I was scared to death on that day, but after finishing the trip I gained so much confidence and everything else came much quicker to me and I passed my test with one mistake.
@@eddy0010 it really is that. Head first, get out there knowing one wrong wrist flick could ruin your life, if not end others. But you have to do it to learn it. God willing you're careful.
But I will say, I am ALWAYS diligent about focused driving. I have friends that go on with full fledged text conversations while going 80mph, and I'm just white knuckling my lil hand holder thingy, just knowing if somebody ELSE happens to make a mistake and your too preoccupied to drive defensively, we're all dead.
I'm one of those that never looks at my phone unless it's a dead stop. Pays attention to not only the road but other drivers. Peers call me the old man driver but ey, I ain't dying in this metal box. So I'm cool with it.
i’m 18 and i still don’t have my license bc of severe anxiety and it took a really long time and i’m close to getting it but i still am so nervous
@@abbathahoe
Bro I was 23.. I feel you. I was so anxious that I just decided not to until it was becoming a serious detriment on my functionality as an adult.
But my advice now is, just do it bro. Start by driving WITH someone you trust that will be cool and help ya learn. Then just drive short simple routes, to and from work type stuff.
And once you get that 6th sense of where your wheels are, you'll be all good. That was my fear, can I stay in my lane accurately? But the answer was, yes I can. Easily. And before you know it, its second nature.
And then it starts to get kinda fun lol but.. stay safe! Always be vigilant, because remember.. you could be driving perfectly, but someone else acting a fool could cause a collision. So always pay attention, no matter how natural it becomes, so you can drive defensively!!
as an american i've never had someone else know who faber drive is, i was so obsessed with the give him up mv as a kid.. didn't know they were canadian!
I like how his accent gets progressively more Canadian the more he watches the show
More “Canadian”? Maybe it’s because I’m Canadian myself but I don’t hear the difference between how he speaks in the beginning and towards the end 🤣
@@moethemoon it depends where you live in Canada and where you live in America, but i genuinely typically can’t tell or hear if someone has a Canadian accent. It sounds the same as most Americans to me
@@moethemoon Canadian accents and Midwest American accents have enough similarities and I don’t pay close attention things so I can never tell someone is Canadian just by their accent, I don’t hear it either lol
@Moe The Moon the main difference between the Canadian accent and the American accent is the dephthong vowel in thw Canadian accent they use instead of "ou", for example, compare the way a Canadian says "out" "about" "house" and the way an American would and you'll hopefully hear it.
@Samuel Woldesemait DUDE I NOTICED TOO it’s so funny. and for those wondering, a lot of canadians do have accents ^^ generally, the farther north you go, the heavier it gets, at least in BC :) and let’s not forget our beloved Newfies
What's great is that this show had a sister show called Canada's worst Carpenter(?) / Handyman(?), which challenged some of the worst self-proclaimed home improvers around the country to gradually build their own entire hotel rooms
its crazy that i regularly encounter canadas worst driver whenever i get on the 401
man this show brings me back to the early 2000's when me and my cousins sat around the tv and critiqued everyones driving even though we were all like 10 and had no idea how to drive
Hahahah so true I was 11 screaming at the TV like I knew what I was talking about😂😂😂
dude, the bit about the "shoemaker" name is literally how a lot of people got their surnames in olden timey england. you were named after your or your father's profession, which explains names like shoemaker, and also carpenter, smith, thatcher, cook, fisher, baker, miller, potter, etc.
@@rdvrlrn his dad was a young husband, Obviously.
Yep, my last name comes from our ancestors being locksmiths, apparently 😂
The correct term for a Shoemaker is cobbler
I have panic attacks while driving. its why I'm 20 without a license. its dangerous to drive that way and im already nervous enough about driving even in safe conditions. and yet I STILL have people pressuring me to drive. anxiety isn't a joke
mental illness can be a disability and disability is a completely valid reason to not drive. imo it's wild that the people who had panic attacks were forced to drive when the reasonable solution would be to get them therapy for their anxiety and/or phobia
I’m the same way kinda, I know my anxiety is frankly terrible and I’ll definitely have panic attacks behind the wheel. (My latest panic attack was about forgetting a item at the grocery store if that’s any indication on it’s current severity) so I know I’ll mess up driving. But my sibling still keeps pushing the idea down my throat and boxing me in to talking about it. I tell him that I’m not ready, that I might not ever be ready anytime soon, but no dice, get told I’ll get used to it. Maybe one day if my meds ever start working I’ll try it but not anytime soon
It kind of is a joke, just chill and drive
@@tangytim6699 oh yes and people with depression should just be happy right?! That’s not how anxiety works idiot!
@@geekgirl616 you can calm your breathing and relax, you can't voluntarily change your mood
As someone who has driving trauma from almost dying to a drunk driver, it feels so good that the show dunked on the bad drivers.
As someone who lives in Russia, hearing him explain Canada to his US audience as if it was a different planet made me chuckle. I have no idea what Kurtis is referring to about 98% of the time, but I love his style a lot. It's nice when he provides context.
I'm also Russian and it's extremely funny, I can't relate to living in either country and that's part of the entertainment.
same i always just chuckle along when he makes fun of the us and think like "yeah canada is so much better then the US haha ur so right kurtis🙂✊🏻" when in fact i’ve never stepped foot outside of europe.
@@jenniemikasa576 I haven’t been to Canada but I’m 99.99999% sure it’s true
😐☹️
im canadian, can confirm everything he is saying is in fact the truth
from another russian: the 2% of understandable stuff is when he talks about slushy shitty winters 🤠
Hey Kurtis, did you know that you’re named after the lizard in Spider-Man?
Bro I straight up applauded when the host dunked on Krystal. Like she rivals Kevin from Room Raiders and Jimbo from Undercover Boss for the worst person featured on a show Kurtis made a video about.
The UK had a similar show called Driving School, and one woman called Maureen was like a mini celeb for a few years, that was wild 😅
Kurtis, no you weren’t over thinking that. “Mike” I think his name was, he should have been no where near these people after being in a 7 week coma that lead to brain trauma. I relate cause I had a seizure (my first one) n our emergency line wouldn’t answer n I stopped breathing n went into a 9 day coma. Left half of my brain and left lung both collapsed and shut down. When I woke up I had to reteach myself everything. So I can only imagine how horrible it must have been for him, 7 weeks. That’s horrible. And it was a car accident that put him there. So to then put him in an environment where he has to drive again and is surrounded by drivers with horrible problems. That’s just cruel. He could have had a PTSD moment (been there) but like you don’t know. It’s just so risky and mean. So yes I think you were right in talkin about it 💕
i broke my right leg while crossing the street this year at april and i could walk again at october but i had to remember walking like a terrified baby because a fucking guy riding a motorcycle couldn't just drive normally after getting out of traffic, no ofc not he had to run with speed of light, even tho he clearly can see me and i signed him to stop with my hand, but he hit me and ran. just hearing that guy saying he had 20 hit and run while smiling made me so fucking angry and remembered the accident again, i can't even cross the streets anymore, idk how mike could just drive a car and be in a show surrounded by reckless ppl like that and be fine with it ? He is so brave to do so but still he shouldn't force himself like that and whoever told him to go, from his family or friends, really should fuck themselves and leave the poor guy alone.
i really appreciate kurtis understanding the girls with panic attacks and sharing my anxiety with driving.
i was in like 6 (counting only the more serious, none of them really life threatening) car accidents in my 19 years of life, the most recent totally wrecked the driver’s car about six months ago, that coupled with my autism, i just don’t think i’m ready to drive yet… maybe i’ll be soon, maybe in a couple of years, maybe never. doesn’t mean there’s anything wrong with me!!
You were in 6 crashes but those were just the most serious? So you've been in more? Yikes. How did you pass your driving test?
@@TheCynicalDude_ Pretty sure they meant they were a passenger during the car accidents. Also, your username fits.
@@TheCynicalDude_ they never said they were the one driving in any of those though, and saying they aren't ready to drive yet kinda implies they never have.
Hell yeah! Go at your own pace and when you do try again just know that you got this!
@@imgonnakate Perhaps they meant that. Also, thanks. I haven't heard that insult in a good minute (although I've obviously heard it hundreds of times). Very original and smart.
the best thing about out of pocket reality tv shows are how batshit insane they are
This video is 2 years old. Feel like a large portion of our ‘new’ population has noticed how lax our laws are and are now abusing/laughing at us. It’s so unfortunate.
krystal smiling while saying that she’ll ‘get off the sidewalk’ is some psycho shit i could never
looked to me like she just broke character, don't get how this show could be real in any way
@@kiiturii Not sure if it’s true, but I saw another comment mention she was suffering from bpd and has received help since and is now a mental health advocate so there’s a chance this show is actually real which is even more wild😭
she's clearly unwell. doesn't justify her wild danger to society but instead of being on a show she should be in therapy
@@herb_rolls She did actually go to therapy and is better now :)
the fucking Wurst joke was the best thing I've heard in a long time. As a German I feel valued and appreciated.
This was my favourite show as a kid! Please look at Canada's Worst Handyman next, it's so much more dangerous!
YESSSS
Yes!!!! I totally forgot that show existed
Yes
AHH WHAT IS IN THE CHAT!?
Omg I watched some of that in college & it’s a TIME
Fun fact actually a lot last names were based on the family profession and/or enslaved task. So if the last name is “shoemaker” their family historically were shoemakers 😋
too many of y'all are asking "why haven't these people had their licenses revoked yet" and not enough are asking "who tf let them pass their road tests in the first place"
the exception being mike because again, literal brain damage
but if i got behind the wheel and had a panic attack no respectable proctor would be like "oh that's ok sweetie here i'll pass you anyways"
i'm not saying ppl with anxiety don't deserve to drive, i used to get really anxious driving as well and it took years for me to be able to drive w/o having at least a mild panic attack
but it was also a full 5 years after i got my permit that i finally was able to take my road test and get my license
idk i just don't understand how these ppl were allowed on the road to begin with
I failed my practical test the first time and then made some really stupid mistakes the second time. The examiner was really nice about it though and said it wouldn't be a reason to fail me again, I just have to be a bit more careful.
So I got my license then and there but on the way back my driving instructor told me how he shouldn't have let me pass and that it was a mistake - way to make me feel good about the whole thing.
I still barely drive on my own and just prefer to have someone next to me who can help me out just in case or who I can ask if I don't know something but I wouldn't say I'm a terrible driver.
However, my driving instructor apparently thought the opposite but I still got my license. So I guess that's one way it could go
off topic love ur name
yeah, when i was in driving classes my driving instructor straight up told me like "you get too anxious when driving, and i really think you should wait until you're more comfortable to get your license", and honestly i am super thankful that he was SO honest about it and didn't just keep me in and allowed me to drive on the road when i was that anxious about it!
As an albertan, we are horrific drivers. Last week my friend was no joke denied a license for stopping while a pedestrian was crossing the road because it "could've resulted in a car crashing into you". For a such a dumb province, we could REALLY use some better public transit!
Omg..
@@certified_sad ARE YOU SERIOUS?????? OMG then what do you have pedestrian crossing for?
wait so, you aren’t supposed to yield to pedestrians in Canada?
@@certified_sad no it’s not. Pedestrians have the right of way, ALWAYS. Whether or not they are jaywalking (which most aren’t, as all intersections are crosswalks even if they aren’t marked.) a car must stop for pedestrians crossing, and if they hit a pedestrian, legally the driver is always at fault unless proven otherwise in extenuating circumstances. I’d encourage you to take another look at your states drivers manuals.
Edit: if they are jaywalking, the right of way goes to traffic, but this is the only situation where traffic holds right of way.
I'm moving to Calgary from Vancouver next spring, now I'm terrified
Thank you for acknowledging that driving isn't for everyone. I have pretty bad ADHD and anxiety and I'm not planning on getting a driving licence any time soon, if ever. I know people can have these issues and still be good drivers, but I just know that I wouldn't be.
I also have ADHD and anxiety. However, driving has always sent me into a 'flow' sort of state- I enjoy it a lot. That said, you're of course completely valid in not wanting to drive. Honestly, I don't understand the social pressure to push people to drive when they don't want to- that just creates unsafe situations all around.
Yeah absolutely, honestly if my city had better public transport I probably wouldn't have learned to drive, or would drive less. I'm glad I know how to drive, but it's definitely not for everyone
My dad wants to teach me how to drive, tho he'll probably never get around to it anyway, I don't think I'll be able to do it. I'm so afraid of losing focus or freezing up at a critical moment, or panicking and then crashing (I don't think it's an irrational fear because I actually do react like this to other situations) My dad says that my fear would make me a safe driver apparently lol? Anyway same it made me feel a lot better to hear Kurtis say that, because I just haven't heard anyone tell me that before 😭
You're being responsible, thank you.
I have pretty bad anxiety and ADHD as well, and i was actually pretty excited to drive until i took drivers training and i kind of spaced out and i could see but i wasnt looking and i missed a stop sign and kept speeding and now i just feel like i would be a dangerous driver