Canada's Worst Driver 10 Explained
Canada's Worst Driver 10 is the tenth season of the Canadian reality TV show Canada's Worst Driver, which aired on the Discovery Channel. As with previous years, eight people, nominated by their family or friends, enter the Driver Rehabilitation Centre to improve their driving skills. This year, the Driver Rehabilitation Centre is located at the Dunnville Airport in Dunnville, Ontario for the fifth straight season. The initial drive started in Niagara Falls, Ontario and the final road test occurred in Hamilton, Ontario.
Experts
- Cam Woolley is the show's longest-serving expert, having been present in every season except the first and has seen the habits of Canadian drivers change drastically since 2000, with the most common offense having changed from DUI to distracted driving. He is the traffic expert on CP24 in Toronto and had a 25-year career as a traffic sergeant with the Ontario Provincial Police.
- Philippe Létourneau is a veteran high-speed driving instructor who counts BMW and Ferrari among his clients. Since joining the show in the third season, the average car has gained considerably in speed and acceleration, with the high-speed emphasis of this season making his job a particularly important one.
- Shyamala Kiru is the show's resident psychotherapist and relationship expert, a position which has become more demanding each year since joining the show in the seventh season, as the stresses in driving and everyday life seem to always be on the increase. With Shyamala returning for her fourth season (breaking a tie with Dr. Louisa Gembora), that officially makes her the longest-tenured psychologist in Canada's Worst Driver history.
- Tim Danter is the show's head driving instructor, a position he has held since joining the show in the eighth season. In this position, he not only gives the drivers help and instructions for challenges, but gives them further lessons off-screen. With Tim returning for his third season, that ties him with his predecessor, Peter Mellor (the head instructor from seasons five-seven of Canada's Worst Driver) and Scott Marshall (the head instructor from seasons one-three of Canada's Worst Driver) as the longest-tenured head instructor so far.
Contestants
- Ian Brannan, 33, from Kingston, Ontario, is renowned as the worst taxi driver ever, having written off two cars and caused six accidents during just a year. His habit of blaming other drivers and unwillingness to admit to his own faults has resulted in his buddy, Adam, bringing him to rehab, in an attempt to prevent Ian from becoming "Canada's Worst Taxi Driver." He drives a silver Chevrolet Impala and drove a silver Chrysler Sebring to the rehab centre.
- Mariah Carriere, 22, from Port Colborne, Ontario, was a habitual drunk driver whose preferred method of dealing with her anxiety over driving is to ignore any and all driving laws. This carefree attitude has led to a $7,000 insurance bill and even resulted in her rear-ending a police car while texting at the wheel. Her best friend, Jessica, has nominated Mariah in an effort to finally get her under control. She drives a black Pontiac G5.
- George Firth, 36, from St. Catharines, Ontario, is prone to road rage, enjoys racing other drivers and often spends more time watching TV shows on his smartphone than paying attention to the road. These dangerous habits have caused his best friend, Patrik, to nominate him for rehab. He drives a black Ford F-150.
- Tyler Fitzsimmons, 27, from Notre-Dame-de-l'Île-Perrot, Quebec (near Montreal), is a self-described old man trapped inside a young man's body. His buddy, John "Q" Quart, has nominated him for his extremely over-cautious driving style, something that, oddly enough, does not carry through to Tyler's day job as a light aircraft pilot. Tyler drives a blue Toyota Tercel.
- Jason Marcoux, 45, from Sudbury, Ontario, has a car that is literally held together with duct tape as a result of dozens of accidents caused by apparent issues with vision and spatial awareness, which have resulted in him being pulled over for drunk-driving despite being a teetotaler. His brother, Bart Marcoux, believes that Jason should give up driving, and has brought him to rehab in a last-ditch effort to get to the bottom of Jason's problems. He drives a beige Chevrolet Cavalier and drove an orange Pontiac Wave to the rehab centre.
- Siham Martell, 27, from Calgary, Alberta (originally from Morocco), was a new driver in Halifax, Nova Scotia where her newly found independence was shattered after she was involved in a four-car pile-up in 2010. Now she struggles to keep her composure and her driving skills while at the wheel. Originally nominated by her husband, Wayne Martell, for Canada's Worst Driver 8, she turned down the opportunity, but got nominated again this year in hopes that rehab will restore her confidence in herself. Siham drives a black Volkswagen Tiguan and drove a black Ford Escape to the rehab centre.
- Santana Pike, 22 and licensed for four years, from Port Aux Basques, Newfoundland (near Corner Brook), is a self-taught and perpetually distracted driver who estimates that she has had between 200 and 300 minor accidents since getting her license in 2010. Her carefree attitude has resulted in her best friend, Jim-Bob Kane, nominating her as the nation's worst driver. She drives a red Chevrolet Cobalt and drove a red Chevrolet Aveo to the rehab centre.
- Chanie Richard, 27 and licensed for nine years, from Calgary, Alberta, is a surface land administrator and mother of one who obtained her Prince Edward Island driving license through "beginner's luck" at the first time of asking and only the second time she had driven overall. Since moving to the big city from the Maritimes, her lack of driving skill has become glaringly obvious to the point that her boyfriend, Jeremy King, has brought her to rehab to gain the driving education she never had. She drives a red GMC Sierra and drove a blue Toyota Yaris to the rehab centre.
Synopsis
| Contestant | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 |
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| Chanie Richard | IN | IN | IN | IN | IN | IN | IN | CWD |
| Siham Martell | IN | IN | IN | IN | IN | IN | IN | RUNNER-UP |
| Jason Marcoux | IN | IN | IN | IN | IN | IN | IN | OUT |
| Tyler Fitzsimmons | IN | IN | IN | IN | IN | IN | OUT | |
| Mariah Carrière | IN | IN | IN | IN | IN | OUT | |
| George Firth | IN | IN | IN | OUT | |
| Santana Pike | IN | IN | OUT | |
| Ian Brannan | IN | OUT | | |
The contestant became Canada's Worst Driver.
The contestant was runner-up for Canada's Worst Driver.
The contestant was on the panel's shortlist.
The contestant was under consideration to be expelled from the Driver's Rehabilitation Centre.
The contestant graduated.
