ice road truckers deadliest roads

[5705]

Watched it last night. Properly hairy roads and driving, but all undermined by didn't-actually-happen inter-cut shots. You can tell that a TV producer has sent another camera crew and production assistants up to take more dramatic shots without 'our heroes' and their trucks actually being anywhere near.

I missed the credits - does it have one of those "some scenes may have been dramatised" disclaimers slapped on it?

[MC Bodge]

I saw the one last week. It was much better than I'd expected. I find the false DANGER on programmes like that irritating, but some of the situations looked genuinely quite dodgy.

I've ridden in a Tricycle (motorbike sidecar) and Jeepney through Manilla, which was interesting, and driven around cities in Argentina, which was quite stressful at times because the drivers behave so differently to those in the UK, but India looks to be a few levels worse!

[Melvin Udall]

Tim the pointy chinned fkwit is seriously annoying.

[gareth_r]

Just watched the episode with Rick (?) on his first trip.

Fatalist religions and motor vehicles are not a good combination... add those roads and it's beyond scary.

Impressive road building, though.

[nonuts]

Anyone know if this is repeated at all, I think most of those roads qualify for the 'I'd rather wait until I can afford to travel by helicopter / plan'.

[Laurel Green]

nonuts said:

Anyone know if this is repeated at all, I think most of those roads qualify for the 'I'd rather wait until I can afford to travel by helicopter / plan'.

You can catch it Here on Demand 5

[Shaw Tarse]

How young is Austin?

[Laurel Green]

Shaw Tarse said:

How young is Austin?

I think they said he was nineteen - wouldn't put any money on it though.

[Shaw Tarse]

Laurel Green said:

I think they said he was nineteen - wouldn't put any money on it though.

When I worked in a pub, I'd have asked him for id.

[MajorProblem]

If [insert driver name] does not make the next corner he will plunge to an icy death....

[insert driver name] has made it round the corner safely and lives to fight another day.

Coming up, let's see how [insert driver name] tackles this narrow uphill pass, this could be the last journey he makes if he slides off course....

[insert driver name] has made it through the pass safely and lives to fight another day.

And so on...

[Laurel Green]

I have to watch it from under my chair.

[haggishunter]

When is this on?

[Laurel Green]

Fridays at 8 o'clock C5.

ETA: Here you go.

Edited by Laurel Green on Friday 4th April 22:53

[haggishunter]

Laurel Green said:

Fridays at 8 o'clock C5.

ETA: Here you go.

Edited by Laurel Green on Friday 4th April 22:53

Cheers for that

al

[Supernova190188]

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gives a real idea just how bad driving is out there in places like india and egypt were common sense and the value of life seem to be lacking.

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Slightly off topic, but regarding the terrible driving in places like Egypt etc was speaking to someone who reckoned that they drive like idiots because they firmly believe that if it's in gods plans for them to die that day then they will and if it isn't then they won't , regardless of how they drive. Not sure how true it is but I could definitely believe it as they seem to be severely lacking in common sense when it comes to driving.

[Laurel Green]

Laurel Green said:

Shaw Tarse said:

How young is Austin?

I think they said he was nineteen - wouldn't put any money on it though.

...and was right not to put money on it for he is twenty three.