Dangerous Drives
This 13-part series will put us in the passenger seat, riding shot gun 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. Only on SPEED.
- 2009-2010
- 1 season
- Speed Channel
This 13-part series will put us in the passenger seat, riding shot gun 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. Only on SPEED.
Season 1 Episode Guide
13 Episodes 2010
Episode 1
Heavy Haulers
Thu, Nov 26, 2009 44 mins
The premiere of a new series that puts viewers in the passenger seat, riding shotgun with drivers who have the most dangerous jobs in the world. This episode features transporting towers and turbine fan blades from Texas and Washington state to a wind farm in South Dakota.
Episode 2
Prisoner Transport
Thu, Nov 26, 2009 44 mins
Officers of the US Extradition Service transport dangerous criminals from prisons across the country. Only on SPEED.
Episode 3
Border Patrol
Thu, Nov 26, 2009 44 mins
US agents utilize high powered ATVs to patrol remote desert stretches of the US-Mexico border. Only on SPEED.
Episode 4
Million Dollar Highway
Thu, Nov 26, 2009 44 mins
Ride with a motorcycle club on the treacherous US 550 in Colorado. Only on SPEED.
Episode 5
Highway Patrol
Wed, Dec 30, 2009 44 mins
Officers from two states work overtime on Interstate 15 from Los Angeles to Las Vegas, the deadliest stretch of highway in America.
Episode 6
Storm Chasers
Wed, Jan 6, 2010 44 mins
Veteran storm chasers fan out across the Midwest tracking tornadoes and their paths of destruction. Only on SPEED.
Episode 7
Executive Protection
Wed, Feb 17, 2010 44 mins
Private protection teams are tasked with the quick and safe transportation of dignitaries and VIP clients throughout the world.
Episode 8
Iraq Convoy
Wed, Feb 24, 2010 44 mins
The US Army's HET trucks transport the heaviest equipment and vehicles through a war zone, on long hauls where IEDs, EFPs mines, rocket fire and sniper bullets are a constant threat, and a breakdown can mean certain death.
Episode 9
Australian Road Trains
Wed, Mar 3, 2010 44 mins
The heaviest road-legal tractor trailers in the world crisscross the desolate two lane highways connecting the Australian territories.
Episode 10
Log Haulers
44 mins
Heavy-duty log truckers battle the elements, driving extremely heavy log loads through steep, winding roads, on the sides of the Northern Rocky Mountain range.
Episode 11
Urban Rescue
Wed, Mar 17, 2010 44 mins
Emergency Services teams in two of America's most dangerous cities, New Orleans, and Camden, New Jersey face everyday crises while still recovering from the aftermath of natural (Katrina) and man made (urban decay) disasters.
Episode 12
Extreme Off Roaders
Mon, Mar 1, 2010 44 mins
A team of adventurers trek across inhospitable deserts from Arches National Park in Utah to the dried out lake bed of the Sevier Lake, once the floor of a prehistoric inland sea that later became the Great Salt Lake.
Episode 13
Avalanche Road
Wed, Mar 31, 2010 44 mins
Alaskan highway crews work to keep a vital roadway open during winters that average over 550 inches of snow per year.