Dangerous Drives

Dangerous Drives
A series about the human relationship with the road at its most extreme.

Driving can be deadly. Over 45,000 people die in car accidents every year in the United States. Every time we get behind the wheel of a car we are putting ourselves into a situation that can change in an instant. Luckily, most of us drive around without incident, but for some drivers, each time they start the car, they are playing a deadly game of Russian Roulette on wheels. These are the drivers whose lives or choices put them in risk of danger; they are the Drivers Who Dare. The hard truth is that some drives are riskier than others. This 13-part series will put us in the passenger seat, riding shotgun with drivers who have the most dangerous jobs in the world, to drivers that risk for sport and lifestyle. From prison transfer agents driving criminals across the country, to the drivers who tackle the most dangerous mountain pass just for kicks, either way we’ll be there!

EPISODE SUMMARY

Heavy Haulers

The initial episode features transporting towers and turbine fan blades from Texas and Washington State to a wind farm in South Dakota.

Prisoner Transport

Officers of the US Extradition Service transport dangerous criminals from prisons across the country.

Border Patrol

US agents utilize high powered ATVs to patrol remote desert stretches of the US-Mexico border.

Million Dollar Highway

Ride with a motorcycle club on the treacherous US 550 in Colorado.