Canada's Worst Driver 2 - Contestants

Contestants

The eight contestants for this edition of Canada's Worst Driver are:

• Karen Carson, 49 and licensed for 28 years, from Port Perry, Ontario, was once confident as a driver but is now too terrified to drive. When she does drive with her husband, it leads to fighting in the car. As a result, she has not driven at all for over a year, and has not driven on a highway for longer. She is nominated by husband Allan, a police officer. She drives a Subaru Forester.
• Matt Elkind, 29 and licensed for 13 years, from Toronto, Ontario, is a real estate agent who, because of his busy lifestyle, likes to multitask, so much so that he could be eating, smoking, reading a map, sending email, and talking on a cell phone while driving with his knees. He steadfastly refuses to wear a seatbelt, as he believes it is the key reason why his life was saved in a car crash. He is nominated by friend Suzanne, a fashion executive. He drives a Cadillac STS Seville.
• Henrietta Gallant, 61 and licensed for 35 years, from Rockland, Ontario, suffers from extreme stress while at the wheel, leading to many accidents. She is nominated by husband Andy, a civil servant. She drives a Chevrolet Impala.
• Sean McConnell, 43 and licensed for 27 years, from Stratford, Ontario, is a champion video game racecar driver, having won an online competition, but uses the same techniques he uses while playing the game when driving in real life. He believes that he is safer by driving above the speed limit as it keeps him away from other bad drivers, and treats every stop as the start of a race. He is nominated by his niece Melena. He drives a Chevrolet Cavalier Z24.
• Colin Sheppard, 20 and licensed for 3 years, from Whitby, Ontario, is a Police Foundations graduate that likes street racing. He is nominated by his friend Jeremy, an independent distributor. He drives a Honda Civic.
• Jodi Slobodesky, 31 and licensed for 15 years, from Steinbach, Manitoba, is easily frustrated behind the wheel, and becomes a driving hazard as a result. On occasions she begins to forget basic driving notions such as the meaning of a green light. She is nominated by her husband Sam, an auto body technician. She drives a GMC Safari.
• Michael Telford, 40 and licensed for 24 years, a landlord from from West Vancouver, British Columbia, took nine attempts to get his driver's license, and cannot deal with surprises while driving. He also has a tendency to hold his breath when entering a tunnel and continue to hold it until he exits. He is nominated by his pal Eric. He drives a Mercedes C230.
• Shannon Willemsen, 22 and licensed for 5 years, from Calgary, Alberta, is a student and a mother to be who enjoys totaling cars. She has twelve demerits on her license, two away from having her license revoked, while having accumulated over $10,000 in parking tickets, including a $489 ticket for driving at 60 km/h over the speed limit. Her cars last on average three to six months before being totaled, and at this rate she may not afford to drive for much longer due to accumulated debts from tickets and rising insurance costs. She is nominated by her best friend Sara. She drives a GMC Jimmy with a Chevrolet Blazer grill.