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After seven seasons of show and the eighth about ready to begin, host Andrew Younghusband answers the most frequently asked questions from fans about the show. Those questions are in regard to him and his role, the experts, the nominees, the nominators, the vehicles used, and the collective interactions with each other and with the crew (most specifically with what are assumed the several damaged cameras). Andrew also passes along a message from several fans to perhaps the most beloved of the fifty-six nominees to date, Aaron Cheshire whose reasons for being at the Drivers' Rehabilitation Centre outlined what all the other fifty-five should have taken to heart. And Andrew does answer the most frequently asked question of all: in his opinion, who indeed is Canada's Worst Driver?

This season, the eight nominees for Canada's Worst Driver will be facing big city driving issues. Those eight are: Robert Cardenas who believes slower is always better, and who doesn't know how to drive quickly; Margherita Donato who is more concerned about her appearance than the fact that if she gets one more traffic ticket she will lose her license; Azim Kanji, whose stress behind the wheel compounds with every negative incident and which is manifested by his stress-induced alopecia; eighteen year old Klyne Postnikoff who is at the Centre to prove his nominator mother wrong that his reckless approach to driving is an issue; Dallas Sam, a nervous woman who always needs advice when she's driving; Kevin Simmons who does have a physical disability - a glass eye - which compounds his driving issues; Flora Wang, a non-confident woman which is not helped by her nominator husband who constantly barks orders at her and who often grabs the wheel while she's driving; and Diane Zbierski whose answer for her nervousness behind the wheel, especially on the highway, has been not to drive. Their first task is to drive the predetermined route with their nominator in the back seat (so as not to allow them to grab the wheel) from Niagara Falls, Ontario to the Drivers' Rehabilitation Centre at Dunnville Airport. They are then subjected to an assessment drive, which includes a tight U-turn in a concrete-barriered course, a reverse section through both a straight and curved section, and a slalom which must be driven at at least 50kph. The eight then meet the expert panel for the first time, the panel who provide their initial assessment.

After receiving a lesson in the skills of reversing from Tim, the eight nominees embark on the first competitive challenge, to reverse through a course. The extra pressure is that they perform the challenge head-to-head with another nominee. They are also given one small twist to see if they understand the theory of reversing taught to them by Tim, rather than doing the task by muscle memory. After receiving a lesson on rear tires not following front tires in a turn from Philippe, the eight embark on their second challenge, driving the trough, which entails knowing where their tires are at all times, especially in tight turns. And after receiving a lesson in the proper shoulder check technique from Tim, they embark on their third challenge, which requires them to do both a left and right shoulder check at high speed before changing lanes to avoid hitting an obstacle straight in front of them. This challenge is especially difficult for Kevin who has no peripheral vision on his right side. Another nominee is given another lesson on this course to overcome his major issue. When meeting the panel after the three challenges, only one of the eight feels ready to graduate. Although there is some hesitancy by the panel to graduate anyone, they do have a short list of two people, one of who is named the first graduate of the season.

With Robert Cardenas being named the first graduate of the season, seven nominees remain at the Centre. Those seven are given an examination of street signs, at which most are inept. As many of the nominees have a problem of driving while trying to multitask, they are then told to drive a course while doing several other tasks behind the wheel. Their first true challenge is the annual eye of the needle challenge at which they are to drive at 70 kph, which ends up being an issue for some in looking at their speedometer while at the same time driving the course. These first two driving challenges result in three of the worst exhibitions of driving ever at the Centre, with one perhaps being the scariest and potentially the most tragic. The last challenge is to reverse a school bus through a figure eight course, which teaches the nominees the importance of using their mirrors. While talking to the panel, only one nominee feels ready to graduate. Although that nominee is on the short list of two, that person does not receive the most votes. Will the panel graduate the person who feels ready to leave, or the person they feel deserves to leave?

With Dallas Sam being named the second graduate, six nominees remain at the Centre. After given a lesson in towing a trailer by Tim, the nominees' first challenge is to reverse tow a trailer through a U-shaped course. This task proves to be impossible for some. Their second challenge is the annual water tank challenge, which includes a straightaway acceleration and deceleration section, a forward precision steering section, and a reverse slalom section. Needless to say, more than a few people get wet. After receiving a lesson from Philippe on high speed swerving, the nominees are then asked to do a high speed swerve challenge to avoid hitting an obstacle that will pop up at the last minute. Speed does become an issue in this challenge for many, who are either so consumed with watching their speedometer that they don't focus on the road, or don't look at their speedometer at all which results in going too fast to be able to complete the challenge correctly. After these three challenges, one nominee is clearly heads and tails above the other five in terms of driving skill, but the panel deliberates on whether this person, and in this case their nominator as well, are mentally ready to leave the Centre.

There are five nominees left at the Centre with the recent graduation of Klyne Postnikoff. Much as she did for Dallas, Shyamala holds one on one sessions with Azim, to help him get over his stress, which is largely the cause of his bad driving. Tim teaches the nominees the proper technique to parallel park. They are somewhat confused when their first challenge is to drive an ice cream truck down a narrow straightaway. What they are not told until it occurs is that an emergency vehicle will approach, forcing them to parallel park the ice cream truck. Will they remember the technique for the task in a high pressure situation? The second challenge is to fill up at a make believe six-pump gas station with seven other vehicles in play. The challenge not only is to gas up as quickly as possible, but do so in a responsible and courteous way. Any illegal maneuver or hitting of an object requires a one lap exit around the gas station before they can attempt to fill up again. After being taught the maneuver by Philippe, the nominees' third and final challenge is to perform a reverse flick in an enclosed space. The resulting panel deliberation ends up being the most difficult one of the season thus far.

As the expert panel graduated no one after the last deliberation, five nominees remain at the Centre. As a matter of safety, the five are first taught the seven step process in how to change a flat tire, which they are then expected to do in a mock rainstorm. Some of the five circumvent some of the seven steps in getting the job done. After being taught how to drive a manual transmission vehicle by Tim, the five, as their first challenge, are required to balance a stick shift vehicle on a teeter-totter, which will test their pedaling skills. Their second challenge is to play a game of mini-putt with an over-sized ball and their vehicle as the putter. This challenge is to test smooth driving skills and knowing where their front bumper is. After being taught how to do a hand brake 180 skid by Philippe, their third challenge is to perform the maneuver in an enclosed space. They have added pressure in completing this challenge in that an obstacle is placed in the middle of the course, namely an over-sized cutout of him or herself. Throughout these challenges and during the entire time to date at the Centre this season, Andrew and the panel have tried to make Margherita understand the dangers of driving in high heeled shoes, so far unsuccessfully. During the deliberation, the expert panel contemplates a Canada's Worst Driver first: sending someone home because their nominator is a detriment to their progress.

With Azim Kanji named the latest graduate, four nominees remain at the Centre. Their first challenge is to do a three-point turn in a confined space. This relatively simple challenge proves to be more difficult for the nominees, although one does successfully complete the challenge in an unexpected manner with the help of their nominator. Their second challenge is to complete the longest reversing course in the show's history. There is ample space on either side of the course, and the course is one long straightaway, but the length proves to be a mental block. After being taught how to drive out of a skid with a car without ABS by Philippe, their third challenge is to drive out of an icy skid driving at least 40kph into the ice. Throughout the course of their time at the Centre, all the nominees have the one-on-one guidance not only of the panel but also other experts on the show such as a kinesiologist, an optometrist and a vehicle safety expert if they so choose. However, one nominee has thus far refused the avails of one of the experts who could alleviate that person's primary driving issue, which could be the difference between that nominee's graduating or else being sent into the final three potentially to being named Canada's Worst Driver.

With Margherita Donato being named the most recent graduate, there are three nominees remaining at the Centre who will be in the finale for the running of Canada's Worst Driver: Kevin Simmons, Flora Wang, and Diane Zbierski. Their first challenge, which they each have ten attempts and fifty seconds per attempt to complete, is a forward and reverse slalom course. The challenge is considered easy, but two still have problems completing it. Their second challenge is the annual mega-challenge, where each is required to use all the knowledge learned at the Centre to maneuver through a set course. The sections on the course include an eye of the needle section, a forward and reverse precision driving section, and reverse and forward 180 flick sections. Their final challenge is to drive through a preset route through the streets and highways around Hamilton, Ontario with Andrew as their passenger and adjudicator. The panel shortlist two as the worst, and come to a split decision with Andrew as the final vote, he who would rather that one of the four experts change their vote to determine this year's titlist of Canada's Worst Driver. Regardless, all five on the panel agree that the two on the shortlist should voluntarily give up driving for their and others' protection.