The worst episodes of Road Wars
Ranked by viewer rating, lows first. Lit marks on the season rail place this list across the run. Vote on a placement to back it or contest it.
- 01
A raging back and forth between three vehicles on a California highway ends with a man being rammed head on by a truck. Carjackers relentlessly pursue a terrified driver in Albuquerque. An angry motorcyclist confronts a driver in Massachusetts, and is met with a baseball bat. And people are caught asleep at the wheel in self-driving cars.
- 02
It's a life or death situation in Reading, Pennsylvania when a rideshare driver picks up a very dangerous passenger. Chaos ensues in Aurora, Illinois when tempers flare in an explosive showdown between an enraged trucker and dozens of motorcyclists. An alleged drug deal gone wrong in Portland, Oregon ends with an SUV driver running down three men on a sidewalk.
- 03
Motorcyclists in Tampa, Florida may be in trouble when they fight with an angry driver and find themselves staring down the barrel of a gun. A semi-truck is no match for high speed winds from a tornado in Pennsylvania. In Tennessee, a concerned driver rescues an elderly woman who appears to be taking her motorized scooter cross-country. And one mistake at a red light in Indiana causes a near death crash with a bizarre ending.
- 04
Two drivers in Florida play a dangerous game of cat and mouse; a couple's shortcut in Canada causes their truck to plummet into an icy lake; an RV engulfed in flames rolls down a Philadelphia street; two men pursue thieves in California.
- 05
An impatient SUV driver in Oregon attacks a cyclist at a red light and gets a serious comeuppance. A rideshare driver in Fort Lauderdale chases down and rams into a fleeing driver who just hit her. A scenic wagon ride in Carmel Valley, California takes a terrifying turn when an inebriated truck driver rams it from behind. And a congressional candidate in Florida threatens an officer's job when she pulls him over for speeding and texting while driving.
- 06
A distracted police officer in Missouri strikes a bicyclist with his vehicle. A woman is caught red-handed keying another person's car in Louisiana. A motorcyclist crashes into a ditch after being sideswiped by a jeep in Illinois. And a man in California appears to flee the scene of an accident, until he realizes the man he hit has his license plate number.
- 07
Professional photographers become the victims of a broad daylight smash and grab in San Francisco. In San Diego, an enraged dog walker goes ballistic when she confronts a speeding driver in her neighborhood. A roadside altercation in Florida turns violent. A woman's car goes over a 20 foot embankment in Charlotte, North Carolina, landing directly on top of an SUV driving on the highway below. And a routine traffic stop in Denver, Colorado turns into two drivers' worst nightmare.
- 08
A man in Texas is pursued by an angry driver wielding a finger gun. A driver raging at two women in California is intercepted by two men who send him packing. A rideshare driver in Texas has food thrown in her face by an unruly passenger. A motorcyclist in Virginia Beach attempts to talk his way out of a baseball bat beatdown after a close call with a pedestrian.
- 09
Two men attempt a carjacking at a Louisiana car wash. A hapless teenage driver turns an Alabama parking lot into a demolition derby. A reckless driver in an SUV hits a biker and car with a baby on a Texas Highway. And it's a tiny kitten versus rush hour traffic in Oklahoma.
- 10
A disagreement over driving rules in a Washington State parking lot ends with multiple gunshots. A confrontational driver pushes two friends to the brink. Things spin out of control when a driver pursues someone in an SUV who allegedly smashed her rear window. A man in Massachusetts rebuilds his truck, backwards.
- 11
In Olympia, Washington the driver of a dump truck has a furious face to face with a man who takes offense to the truck's exhaust. When an aggressive driver in California can't pass the car in front of her, she takes out her anger by hurling bottles at the windshield. A skilled driver in New York City takes on an impossible parallel parking puzzle with grace. In McDermitt, Nevada, the driver of a semi truck goes on a rampage, crushing any vehicle in its path.
- 12
A taxi driver is held at gunpoint in Pennsylvania. A raging driver threatens others with an ax in Texas.
- 13
Outside a bar in Oregon, a woman is nearly crushed by a car after confronting an alleged thief. A Colorado family on their way to a Father's Day picnic is cut off by an aggressive motorcycle gang. A man has a meltdown in the middle of a California parking lot. A man's car is totaled after he attempts to pass a truck. A motorcyclist in California loses control of his bike and slides under a moving semi.
- 14
Drinks are thrown, fists fly and a car is rammed during an argument at a Houston intersection; a lane change miscalculation turns into a nightmare when a semi truck rolls over on a highway; two drivers settle their differences in a refreshing way.
- 15
In Santa Clarita, Calif., a motorcyclist kicks a car and sets off a catastrophic chain reaction on the highway; a bicyclist and driver in New York City have a heated confrontation over blocking the bike lane.
- 16
A driver burning rubber in Times Square nearly runs over an NYPD officer; a Florida police officer clings to the open door of a speeding vehicle when a suspect attempts to flee; a plane is forced to make an emergency landing.
- 17
A Bronx driver gets a heavy dose of instant karma; a woman in Long Beach, Calif., finds herself in a standoff against an entire parking lot in an attempt to hold an empty spot; an allegedly stolen Maserati leads to a tragic end.
- 18
A New York City driver gets into a brutal street fight with an electric unicycler after allegedly cutting him off; a motorcyclist risks his own life to help a driver with a stalled car get off the highway.
- 19
Good Samaritans assist a lone police officer after a traffic stop turns violent; a driver fires his gun through his own windshield after an aggressive driver allegedly flashes a firearm; two drivers come to blows at a red light.
- 20
In the UK, two men get much more than they bargained for when the driver they confront takes them both down with ease. A Florida man leads police on a high speed chase when he steals two separate squad cars. An apparent street fight in Rochester NY leads to a terrifying head on collision for a rideshare driver and her passengers. A woman spots an erratic driver on a Tennessee highway. In Alberta, Canada, a pickup driver befriends a lost goose and leads it to the nearest lake.
- 21
In Canton, Ohio, a horn honk on the road allegedly leads to a man wreaking havoc on a woman's car; in Jonesboro, Ark., chaos ensues when a suspect manages to break free from his handcuffs and holds a lighter flame to the seat.
- 22
In Chula Vista, California, passengers take center stage in two brutal road rage altercations. On a late night motorcycle ride in Southern California, things take a surreal turn when one of the bikers officers assistance to another motorist in need. A routine traffic stop suddenly turns terrifying when another vehicle enters the scene. In Austin, Texas the brakes of a large dump truck give out at the top of a hill, leading to disaster down below. A home security employee in Gatlinburg, Tennessee discovers two black bear cubs locked inside his van, and races to get them out before their mother arrives.
