1 00:00:10,477 --> 00:00:11,979 [Cyclist] Hey, piece of [bleep]! 2 00:00:11,979 --> 00:00:13,447 - What? - You passed me within a foot! 3 00:00:15,782 --> 00:00:16,917 No, I'm not, [bleep] 4 00:00:16,917 --> 00:00:18,252 [bleep] you! You are both [bleep] up! 5 00:00:18,252 --> 00:00:20,254 [Cyclist] Are you hitting me? Are you hitting me? 6 00:00:20,254 --> 00:00:24,324 [both shouting] 7 00:00:31,999 --> 00:00:33,200 [bleep]! 8 00:00:50,183 --> 00:00:51,852 [Kid] Oh my god. 9 00:00:51,852 --> 00:00:53,020 [Passenger] Holy [bleep]. 10 00:00:53,020 --> 00:00:55,088 We need to get the [bleep] out of here. 11 00:00:55,088 --> 00:00:56,757 Go, go, go, go, go. 12 00:01:01,228 --> 00:01:02,996 [Narrator] In the last few years, 13 00:01:02,996 --> 00:01:06,800 the number of Americans on the road has skyrocketed. 14 00:01:06,800 --> 00:01:09,469 - And that means more traffic... - [horn honking] 15 00:01:09,469 --> 00:01:11,605 ...more accidents... 16 00:01:11,605 --> 00:01:13,307 - [crashing] - [horn honks] 17 00:01:13,307 --> 00:01:15,709 ...and also more rage. 18 00:01:15,709 --> 00:01:17,244 You got a problem, step out your car! 19 00:01:18,745 --> 00:01:22,616 [Narrator] With violent road rage up nearly 500%. 20 00:01:22,616 --> 00:01:24,985 [man laughs] 21 00:01:24,985 --> 00:01:26,787 [screaming] 22 00:01:26,787 --> 00:01:29,122 - [horn honks] - [driver laughs] 23 00:01:30,624 --> 00:01:33,226 This is where the rubber... 24 00:01:33,226 --> 00:01:34,294 meets the road. 25 00:01:48,942 --> 00:01:51,411 [Narrator] Refusing to let other drivers merge... 26 00:01:54,114 --> 00:01:56,116 [Narrator] ...even when it's necessary, 27 00:01:56,116 --> 00:01:58,752 like when entering a packed parking venue... 28 00:02:00,587 --> 00:02:03,390 [Narrator] ...is a common power play among drivers. 29 00:02:06,426 --> 00:02:09,029 Psychologists have suggested this could be rooted 30 00:02:09,029 --> 00:02:13,233 in a phenomenon known as territoriality, 31 00:02:13,233 --> 00:02:17,437 an innate urge to defend one's turf, 32 00:02:17,437 --> 00:02:19,439 which might make sense at home... 33 00:02:23,510 --> 00:02:25,312 but can be frighteningly misdirected 34 00:02:25,312 --> 00:02:27,914 in a shared space like a public road. 35 00:02:30,584 --> 00:02:33,553 And these clashes are not only out of place... 36 00:02:37,991 --> 00:02:40,227 they can quickly get out of hand... 37 00:02:42,029 --> 00:02:44,965 for even the slightest of perceived offenses. 38 00:02:46,033 --> 00:02:47,401 In California... 39 00:02:48,635 --> 00:02:51,038 a column of smoke on the horizon 40 00:02:51,038 --> 00:02:54,641 appears to have caused a major slowdown on the interstate. 41 00:02:55,676 --> 00:02:59,946 A motorcyclist begins tracking with a semi in the left lane. 42 00:02:59,946 --> 00:03:02,616 But when he sees the truck's blinker on, 43 00:03:02,616 --> 00:03:04,651 he realizes they'll need to merge right 44 00:03:04,651 --> 00:03:07,020 to avoid whatever is ahead. 45 00:03:10,791 --> 00:03:12,726 The biker cuts over... 46 00:03:14,461 --> 00:03:18,598 and motions for a red car behind him to give the semi some room. 47 00:03:20,233 --> 00:03:22,602 But when the driver pulls past him... 48 00:03:27,774 --> 00:03:30,277 [Narrator] ...a battle of wills ignites. 49 00:03:44,191 --> 00:03:47,227 [Narrator] The biker wisely keeps his response brief... 50 00:03:50,197 --> 00:03:51,998 until the driver... 51 00:03:52,999 --> 00:03:55,702 doubles down with a rude gesture. 52 00:04:34,508 --> 00:04:36,510 - It's just you. - [Driver] [bleep] you. 53 00:04:41,715 --> 00:04:44,618 [Narrator] An unwise escalation by the driver 54 00:04:44,618 --> 00:04:47,587 prompts an even bigger response 55 00:04:47,587 --> 00:04:51,591 that shatters the driver's mirror... 56 00:04:51,591 --> 00:04:55,095 and leaves him stranded in the jam. 57 00:04:55,095 --> 00:04:58,865 The motorcyclist easily cruises past waiting traffic 58 00:04:58,865 --> 00:05:01,234 and up to the source of the slowdown... 59 00:05:02,802 --> 00:05:05,038 finding the aftermath of a car fire 60 00:05:05,038 --> 00:05:07,240 that has now been put out. 61 00:05:09,509 --> 00:05:11,945 It's unknown if authorities ever got involved 62 00:05:11,945 --> 00:05:14,147 in this contentious confrontation. 63 00:05:17,818 --> 00:05:20,987 [Narrator] But it demonstrates a simple truth-- 64 00:05:20,987 --> 00:05:22,622 being territorial on the road 65 00:05:22,622 --> 00:05:24,925 isn't worth the effort or the anger. 66 00:05:29,796 --> 00:05:31,598 [Narrator] And it definitely... 67 00:05:31,598 --> 00:05:33,200 [bleep] you. 68 00:05:33,200 --> 00:05:35,268 [Narrator] ...isn't worth the fight. 69 00:05:41,374 --> 00:05:43,710 [engine revving] 70 00:05:43,710 --> 00:05:46,680 [Narrator] When a motorist is endangered by another, 71 00:05:46,680 --> 00:05:49,482 there's an instinct to teach that person a lesson. 72 00:05:49,482 --> 00:05:51,818 [Biker] Hey, mate, mate. Mate. 73 00:05:51,818 --> 00:05:53,620 I'm not gonna tell you off or anything, right? 74 00:05:53,620 --> 00:05:56,957 You're obviously a new driver, but you're gonna kill a biker. 75 00:05:56,957 --> 00:05:59,292 Just be careful when you're coming on a slip road, boys. 76 00:05:59,292 --> 00:06:00,627 [Narrator] But there's more than one way 77 00:06:00,627 --> 00:06:02,462 to make a lasting impression. 78 00:06:02,462 --> 00:06:04,564 Just to prove there's no hard feelings. 79 00:06:05,632 --> 00:06:06,900 Drive safe, mate. 80 00:06:06,900 --> 00:06:08,468 [Narrator] In fact... 81 00:06:08,468 --> 00:06:09,903 Shut the [bleep] up. 82 00:06:09,903 --> 00:06:12,072 Let him take his time. He's a new driver. 83 00:06:12,072 --> 00:06:13,506 [Narrator] ...instead of adversary, 84 00:06:13,506 --> 00:06:15,508 this biker turns ally. 85 00:06:15,508 --> 00:06:18,645 Don't rush, mate. Don't rush. 86 00:06:18,645 --> 00:06:20,480 He's a new driver! 87 00:06:20,480 --> 00:06:22,415 Take his time, yeah? 88 00:06:22,415 --> 00:06:25,051 Drive safe, mate. 89 00:06:25,051 --> 00:06:26,453 [Narrator] A positive encounter 90 00:06:26,453 --> 00:06:29,422 this young motorist won't soon forget. 91 00:06:29,422 --> 00:06:31,992 He's a new driver. Leave him alone. 92 00:06:32,092 --> 00:06:35,195 [Narrator] Unfortunately, many aggrieved road users... 93 00:06:35,195 --> 00:06:37,430 [bleep] some people. 94 00:06:37,430 --> 00:06:40,834 [Narrator] ...prefer the school of hard knocks. 95 00:06:40,834 --> 00:06:42,102 In Minnesota. 96 00:06:44,070 --> 00:06:47,741 A cyclist's helmet cam records as he and another biker 97 00:06:47,741 --> 00:06:51,711 share the road with busy afternoon traffic 98 00:06:51,711 --> 00:06:53,813 when from behind them... 99 00:06:56,116 --> 00:06:58,251 a car cuts around 100 00:06:58,251 --> 00:07:00,820 and appears to pass by closely. 101 00:07:02,289 --> 00:07:05,458 The trailing cyclist rushes ahead of his cohort... 102 00:07:06,760 --> 00:07:09,262 whose own helmet cam now records the first cyclist 103 00:07:09,262 --> 00:07:11,831 taking the lead 104 00:07:11,831 --> 00:07:15,235 as they both rapidly catch up to the driver, 105 00:07:15,235 --> 00:07:17,304 where the lead cyclist is met with 106 00:07:17,304 --> 00:07:20,640 what looks like a rude gesture. 107 00:07:23,643 --> 00:07:25,478 A testy exchange... 108 00:07:27,147 --> 00:07:30,183 which he appears to have with both bikers... 109 00:07:33,586 --> 00:07:38,191 setting the stage for an even more confrontational encounter. 110 00:07:38,191 --> 00:07:39,659 [Cyclist 2] 111 00:07:39,659 --> 00:07:41,027 [Cyclist] What's that? 112 00:07:41,928 --> 00:07:43,630 Ah, thank you. 113 00:07:49,269 --> 00:07:50,804 Hey, piece of [bleep]! 114 00:07:56,876 --> 00:07:58,645 [Cyclist] You passed me within a foot! 115 00:07:58,645 --> 00:08:00,480 - What? - You passed me within a foot! 116 00:08:00,480 --> 00:08:02,082 You almost killed me. 117 00:08:02,082 --> 00:08:04,117 I didn't almost kill you! I could pass you within a foot! 118 00:08:06,786 --> 00:08:08,254 No, I'm not. 119 00:08:10,623 --> 00:08:13,093 - [Driver] Let's look it up. - All right, [bleep]! 120 00:08:13,093 --> 00:08:14,361 You [bleep] swing on me? 121 00:08:14,361 --> 00:08:16,463 I gave you more room than I give a car. 122 00:08:16,463 --> 00:08:18,498 Then you should probably give cars more room. 123 00:08:18,498 --> 00:08:21,301 You're required by law to give cars... 124 00:08:21,301 --> 00:08:25,004 You were a foot from this [bleep]--the first lane. 125 00:08:25,004 --> 00:08:26,606 Why are you even on the left side? 126 00:08:26,606 --> 00:08:28,074 Go on the [bleep] right. 127 00:08:28,074 --> 00:08:30,677 The [bleep] lane's too narrow for you to legally pass me 128 00:08:30,677 --> 00:08:32,946 inside the same lane, you piece of [bleep]. 129 00:08:32,946 --> 00:08:35,749 [Narrator] Though the cyclist believes he knows the statutes, 130 00:08:35,749 --> 00:08:37,117 his argument... 131 00:08:37,117 --> 00:08:38,985 I thought you cared what the law said, [bleep]. 132 00:08:38,985 --> 00:08:40,520 You a man of your word? 133 00:08:40,520 --> 00:08:43,189 Are you gonna follow the law when I show you what it says? 134 00:08:43,189 --> 00:08:44,190 [Narrator] ...is rebuffed. 135 00:08:44,190 --> 00:08:45,825 The law is that you guys-- 136 00:08:48,028 --> 00:08:49,863 - Don't [bleep] do that. - You almost killed me! 137 00:08:49,863 --> 00:08:51,231 I didn't almost kill you. 138 00:08:51,231 --> 00:08:53,233 [Cyclist] Are you so upset that I'm so upset at you 139 00:08:53,233 --> 00:08:54,667 for almost killing me? 140 00:08:57,704 --> 00:08:59,806 All the laws you need to know. 141 00:09:04,711 --> 00:09:06,713 - [bleep] you! - Are you hitting me? 142 00:09:06,713 --> 00:09:08,982 Are you hitting me? Are you assaulting me? 143 00:09:08,982 --> 00:09:10,617 - You assaulted me. - I did not touch you. 144 00:09:10,617 --> 00:09:12,419 - You hit me when you passed me. - I didn't touch you. 145 00:09:12,419 --> 00:09:13,853 - Yes, you did. - No, I did not. 146 00:09:13,853 --> 00:09:15,388 I put my middle finger up and you hit my hand. 147 00:09:15,388 --> 00:09:16,990 Why did you put your middle finger up? 148 00:09:16,990 --> 00:09:18,591 Because you-- 149 00:09:28,101 --> 00:09:29,469 [Narrator] In Minnesota, 150 00:09:29,469 --> 00:09:32,038 a perceived close call by a passing car... 151 00:09:34,074 --> 00:09:36,810 prompts a response from two cyclists... 152 00:09:41,514 --> 00:09:43,783 that triggers a contentious debate... 153 00:09:47,153 --> 00:09:49,088 You passed me within a foot. 154 00:09:49,088 --> 00:09:51,591 [Narrator] ...where any hope of a reasonable discussion... 155 00:09:51,591 --> 00:09:53,526 All the laws you need to know. 156 00:09:57,063 --> 00:09:59,232 [Narrator] ...is quickly kicked to the curb. 157 00:10:00,800 --> 00:10:02,435 - [bleep] you! - Are you hitting me? 158 00:10:02,435 --> 00:10:05,104 Are you hitting me? Are you assaulting me? 159 00:10:05,104 --> 00:10:06,840 You assaulted me. I did not touch you. 160 00:10:13,313 --> 00:10:15,882 [Narrator] The driver allegedly rips the cyclist's camera 161 00:10:15,882 --> 00:10:17,116 off his helmet... 162 00:10:29,062 --> 00:10:31,364 [Narrator] ...and appears to pocket the prize. 163 00:10:33,032 --> 00:10:35,635 [Narrator] The cyclist's friend steps in. 164 00:10:43,977 --> 00:10:45,712 [Narrator] The contentious back-and-forth 165 00:10:45,712 --> 00:10:47,647 shows no sign of cooling off. 166 00:10:50,183 --> 00:10:51,384 [Narrator] And though the driver 167 00:10:51,384 --> 00:10:53,386 seems to return the contraband... 168 00:10:54,320 --> 00:10:57,056 a witness feels compelled to intervene. 169 00:11:05,932 --> 00:11:07,267 [Narrator] Both parties opt to wait 170 00:11:07,267 --> 00:11:09,035 for authorities to arrive on the scene... 171 00:11:10,703 --> 00:11:13,506 [Narrator] ...and give their side of the story. 172 00:11:13,506 --> 00:11:16,543 While it's unknown if any citations are given, 173 00:11:16,543 --> 00:11:19,846 one thing should be abundantly clear. 174 00:11:19,846 --> 00:11:23,716 Whenever an apparent slight is met with aggression... 175 00:11:26,386 --> 00:11:29,355 the chances of coming to a peaceful understanding... 176 00:11:29,355 --> 00:11:30,790 [Driver] What's your problem? 177 00:11:30,790 --> 00:11:32,458 [Cyclist] We're allowed in the [bleep] road, [bleep]. 178 00:11:32,458 --> 00:11:35,895 [Narrator] ...are almost guaranteed to be a bust. 179 00:11:35,895 --> 00:11:37,030 [bleep] 180 00:11:40,266 --> 00:11:41,200 [bleep] 181 00:11:45,438 --> 00:11:48,908 [Narrator] Sometimes hooking up and hauling a trailer... 182 00:11:50,743 --> 00:11:53,513 is not as straightforward as it looks. 183 00:11:53,513 --> 00:11:54,914 [Woman gasps] 184 00:11:54,914 --> 00:11:56,549 [Man] 185 00:11:56,549 --> 00:11:58,251 [Woman] 186 00:11:58,251 --> 00:12:01,154 [Narrator] The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration 187 00:12:01,154 --> 00:12:03,790 estimates around 66,000 accidents 188 00:12:03,790 --> 00:12:06,693 involving a trailing unit occur each year... 189 00:12:06,693 --> 00:12:09,262 [Woman] 190 00:12:09,262 --> 00:12:11,130 [Narrator] ...often caused by an improperly attached 191 00:12:11,130 --> 00:12:12,899 or overloaded equipment... 192 00:12:12,899 --> 00:12:14,234 [Woman] 193 00:12:15,501 --> 00:12:17,904 [Narrator] ...or a combination of both. 194 00:12:17,904 --> 00:12:22,041 Like with this man who has secured an SUV to his flatbed 195 00:12:22,041 --> 00:12:25,111 with what appears to be a single winch cable. 196 00:12:28,548 --> 00:12:30,817 And when the mounted winch rips off, 197 00:12:30,817 --> 00:12:33,686 it's a race to avoid a catastrophe... 198 00:12:35,321 --> 00:12:37,323 followed by another. 199 00:12:44,264 --> 00:12:46,532 Fortunately, this botched haul job 200 00:12:46,532 --> 00:12:49,535 doesn't result in major damages. 201 00:12:49,535 --> 00:12:51,537 But the outcome can be much different 202 00:12:51,537 --> 00:12:54,240 when the equipment being hauled... 203 00:12:54,240 --> 00:12:58,911 is literally designed to crush anything in its path. 204 00:12:58,911 --> 00:13:01,114 On a back road in Alabama... 205 00:13:02,415 --> 00:13:06,052 a pickup hauls a piece of farm gear called a land roller, 206 00:13:06,052 --> 00:13:10,623 a steel drum that's approximately 10,000 pounds 207 00:13:10,623 --> 00:13:14,594 which, with a car approaching in the opposite lane, 208 00:13:14,594 --> 00:13:16,829 is a massive liability. 209 00:13:18,298 --> 00:13:19,766 [Kid] Oh my god! 210 00:13:23,803 --> 00:13:26,039 [Narrator] In Alabama... 211 00:13:27,106 --> 00:13:29,008 a youngster with his grandpa records 212 00:13:29,008 --> 00:13:33,079 a pickup hauling a land roller on a country road 213 00:13:33,079 --> 00:13:35,381 when a car coming in the opposite lane... 214 00:13:35,381 --> 00:13:38,785 - [Kid] Oh! - [Narrator] ...bears the brunt. 215 00:13:38,785 --> 00:13:41,988 [Kid] Oh my god. I just got that on camera. 216 00:13:43,890 --> 00:13:46,459 [Narrator] As the car approaches in the distance, 217 00:13:46,459 --> 00:13:50,630 the multi-ton drum designed to crush and compress farm soil 218 00:13:50,630 --> 00:13:54,534 breaks free from the truck, banks off a guardrail, 219 00:13:54,534 --> 00:13:57,003 and veers into the oncoming lane... 220 00:13:57,003 --> 00:13:58,438 [Kid] Oh my god. 221 00:14:01,074 --> 00:14:03,943 [Narrator] ...stopping the car dead in its tracks. 222 00:14:03,943 --> 00:14:07,380 [Kid] I just got that on camera. Go, go, go. Come on. Come on. 223 00:14:07,380 --> 00:14:09,482 Holy crap. I just got that on camera. 224 00:14:17,657 --> 00:14:20,293 [Narrator] The kid and his grandpa check on the victim. 225 00:14:20,293 --> 00:14:22,528 [Kid] Yo. Hey, you good? 226 00:14:25,331 --> 00:14:26,899 [Grandpa] Are you okay? 227 00:14:26,899 --> 00:14:28,501 [Woman] 228 00:14:28,501 --> 00:14:31,104 [Grandpa] Hold on, ma'am. I'm gonna call 9-1-1, okay? 229 00:14:32,638 --> 00:14:34,107 [Narrator] It seems the airbags saved 230 00:14:34,107 --> 00:14:36,876 the driver from further catastrophe. 231 00:14:36,876 --> 00:14:40,880 [Kid] What in the frick? Oh my god. I'm shaking. 232 00:14:40,880 --> 00:14:44,217 [Narrator] It's unknown why the roller came loose, 233 00:14:44,217 --> 00:14:48,187 but the lack of serious injuries is a lucky break... 234 00:14:48,187 --> 00:14:49,422 [Kid] Oh my god. 235 00:14:49,422 --> 00:14:51,390 [Narrator] ...for everyone involved. 236 00:14:51,390 --> 00:14:53,226 [Kid] I just got that on camera. 237 00:14:58,464 --> 00:15:01,567 [Narrator] According to a study of U.S. residential areas, 238 00:15:01,567 --> 00:15:05,938 approximately half of all addresses in the lower 48 states 239 00:15:05,938 --> 00:15:08,107 and the roads that service them 240 00:15:08,107 --> 00:15:10,643 face at least some degree of risk... 241 00:15:12,044 --> 00:15:14,080 from wildfires. 242 00:15:15,248 --> 00:15:17,617 And any driver near these areas... 243 00:15:17,617 --> 00:15:22,021 [Male Driver] Oh my gosh. Are you sure this is cool? 244 00:15:22,021 --> 00:15:23,356 [Narrator] ...should follow official 245 00:15:23,356 --> 00:15:25,258 ready-set-go evacuation orders 246 00:15:25,258 --> 00:15:27,727 to steer well clear of trouble... 247 00:15:29,829 --> 00:15:31,230 [Male Driver] Oh my god. 248 00:15:35,201 --> 00:15:37,837 [Narrator] ...because though some motorists like these 249 00:15:37,837 --> 00:15:39,405 live to tell the tale... 250 00:15:39,405 --> 00:15:41,707 [Male Driver] 251 00:15:43,209 --> 00:15:45,111 [Narrator] ...even professionals can get caught 252 00:15:45,111 --> 00:15:47,914 in a deadly situation. 253 00:15:47,914 --> 00:15:50,883 It's 1 a.m. in Siskiyou County, California. 254 00:15:53,719 --> 00:15:54,987 [Firefighter 1] I mean, this was all fine 255 00:15:54,987 --> 00:15:59,158 when we were driving down here two hours ago. 256 00:15:59,158 --> 00:16:02,195 [Narrator] Two firefighters are in trouble... 257 00:16:02,195 --> 00:16:05,364 [Firefighter 1] 258 00:16:09,669 --> 00:16:13,506 [Narrator] ...as a massive 145,000-acre fire 259 00:16:13,506 --> 00:16:16,476 spanning three different national forests has sent them 260 00:16:16,476 --> 00:16:20,146 and a line of other firefighters into retreat. 261 00:16:20,146 --> 00:16:22,849 [Man On Radio] 262 00:16:22,849 --> 00:16:24,784 [Firefighter 1] Yeah, it's bumping the road now. 263 00:16:24,784 --> 00:16:26,319 [Narrator] As units ahead warn 264 00:16:26,319 --> 00:16:28,387 that their route might be cut off... 265 00:16:28,387 --> 00:16:29,922 [Firefighter 1] You think we can catch it? 266 00:16:29,922 --> 00:16:32,291 [Narrator] ...the two men try to keep in good humor. 267 00:16:32,291 --> 00:16:34,393 [Firefighter 1] We got 400 gallons. We're good to go. 268 00:16:34,393 --> 00:16:36,028 [Firefighter 2] 269 00:16:36,028 --> 00:16:38,831 [Narrator] But as they catch up to the other fleeing units, 270 00:16:38,831 --> 00:16:40,500 they quickly realize... 271 00:16:40,500 --> 00:16:42,335 [Man On Radio] 272 00:16:44,136 --> 00:16:45,471 [Firefighter 1] Yeah. 273 00:16:45,471 --> 00:16:47,073 [Narrator] ...just how dire things are. 274 00:16:47,073 --> 00:16:48,674 [Firefighter 1] Yeah, we need to go. 275 00:16:48,674 --> 00:16:51,110 We need to get the [bleep] out of here. 276 00:16:52,178 --> 00:16:53,279 That's hot. 277 00:16:55,248 --> 00:16:58,150 Drive, bro. Holy [bleep]. 278 00:16:58,150 --> 00:17:02,121 [Man On Radio] 279 00:17:02,121 --> 00:17:03,422 [Firefighter 1] Go, dude. 280 00:17:07,159 --> 00:17:08,227 [Man On Radio] 281 00:17:08,227 --> 00:17:09,295 [Firefighter 1] Oh, [bleep]. 282 00:17:09,295 --> 00:17:10,096 [Narrator] And suddenly... 283 00:17:10,096 --> 00:17:11,430 [man 2 on radio] 284 00:17:17,336 --> 00:17:20,139 [Narrator] ...their worst fears are realized. 285 00:17:20,139 --> 00:17:23,075 [Man On Radio] 286 00:17:23,075 --> 00:17:25,711 [Narrator] And they believe the only way to deal with it... 287 00:17:25,711 --> 00:17:26,913 [Firefighter 1] 288 00:17:27,780 --> 00:17:28,881 [Firefighter 2] 289 00:17:30,483 --> 00:17:32,985 [Narrator] ...is to plow headlong... 290 00:17:32,985 --> 00:17:34,453 [Firefighter 1] Go, go, go, go, go. 291 00:17:34,453 --> 00:17:36,789 [bleep] this. Go, go, go. 292 00:17:36,789 --> 00:17:38,391 [Narrator] ...into the flames. 293 00:17:46,465 --> 00:17:47,867 [Firefighter 1] I mean, this was all fine 294 00:17:47,867 --> 00:17:51,938 when we were driving down here two hours ago. 295 00:17:51,938 --> 00:17:54,273 [Narrator] In Northern California... 296 00:17:55,308 --> 00:17:56,542 [Firefighter 2] That's hot. 297 00:17:56,542 --> 00:17:58,277 [Man On Radio] 298 00:18:00,713 --> 00:18:02,915 [Narrator] ...a line of firefighters tries to escape 299 00:18:02,915 --> 00:18:07,186 a massive 145,000-acre forest fire... 300 00:18:07,186 --> 00:18:09,822 [Man On Radio] 301 00:18:09,822 --> 00:18:12,692 [Firefighter 1] Yeah, it's bumping the road now. 302 00:18:12,692 --> 00:18:14,827 [Narrator] ...as it threatens to "burn over," 303 00:18:14,827 --> 00:18:18,064 a phenomenon where the road becomes engulfed, 304 00:18:18,064 --> 00:18:19,732 cutting off their escape. 305 00:18:19,732 --> 00:18:22,101 [Firefighter 1] Yeah, we need to go. 306 00:18:22,101 --> 00:18:26,405 We need to get the [bleep] out of here. Holy [bleep]. 307 00:18:26,405 --> 00:18:28,107 [Narrator] But as they catch up to a logjam 308 00:18:28,107 --> 00:18:31,010 of other fleeing firefighter vehicles... 309 00:18:31,010 --> 00:18:32,912 [Firefighter 1] Go, dude. 310 00:18:34,880 --> 00:18:36,482 [Narrator] ...they suddenly realize... 311 00:18:36,482 --> 00:18:37,550 [Man On Radio] 312 00:18:37,550 --> 00:18:39,251 [Firefighter 1] Ah, [bleep]. 313 00:18:39,251 --> 00:18:42,188 [Narrator] ...they may already be too late. 314 00:18:42,188 --> 00:18:43,823 [man 2 on radio] 315 00:18:47,760 --> 00:18:51,297 [Man On Radio] 316 00:18:51,297 --> 00:18:52,465 [Firefighter 1] 317 00:18:54,200 --> 00:18:55,835 [Firefighter 2] 318 00:18:55,835 --> 00:18:57,503 [Narrator] Deeming the route behind them 319 00:18:57,503 --> 00:18:58,838 even more dangerous... 320 00:19:00,473 --> 00:19:03,609 [Firefighter 1] Go, go, go, go, go. [bleep] this. Go, go, go. 321 00:19:03,609 --> 00:19:06,979 [Narrator] ...they opt to surge ahead along the wall of fire. 322 00:19:06,979 --> 00:19:10,316 [Firefighter 1] Yeah, yeah, yeah. [bleep] 323 00:19:10,316 --> 00:19:11,951 [Firefighter 2] Oh, [bleep]! 324 00:19:19,258 --> 00:19:21,360 [Narrator] But as other vehicles join them... 325 00:19:21,360 --> 00:19:24,163 [Firefighter 1] Go, go, go, go, go. 326 00:19:24,163 --> 00:19:27,967 [Narrator] ...the tight traffic forces them off the road... 327 00:19:27,967 --> 00:19:29,368 [Firefighter 1] Holy [bleep]. 328 00:19:29,368 --> 00:19:31,303 [Narrator] ...and into the thick brush, 329 00:19:31,303 --> 00:19:34,440 kindling for the advancing flames. 330 00:19:34,440 --> 00:19:35,741 [Firefighter 1] Oh, man. 331 00:19:35,741 --> 00:19:37,176 [Firefighter 2] Holy [bleep]. 332 00:19:41,347 --> 00:19:44,116 [Narrator] They quickly reroute. 333 00:19:44,116 --> 00:19:47,019 [Man On Radio] You guys good? Pull back. 334 00:19:47,820 --> 00:19:50,556 - [Firefighter 1] Road? Road? Yep. Get on the road. 335 00:19:50,556 --> 00:19:53,159 Oh, [bleep]. Come on. 336 00:19:54,960 --> 00:19:56,028 [Firefighter 1] Get on that road. 337 00:19:56,028 --> 00:19:57,563 [Firefighter 2] I'm trying. 338 00:20:02,902 --> 00:20:03,969 [Firefighter 1] Get on that road. 339 00:20:03,969 --> 00:20:05,438 Get the [bleep] outta here. 340 00:20:07,073 --> 00:20:09,208 Oh my [bleep] god. 341 00:20:09,208 --> 00:20:11,577 [Narrator] They see an open path out of the fire. 342 00:20:11,577 --> 00:20:14,113 But any possible sense of relief... 343 00:20:14,113 --> 00:20:15,581 [Firefighter 1] Holy [bleep]. 344 00:20:15,581 --> 00:20:18,417 [Narrator] ...is quickly tempered by a grim reality. 345 00:20:18,417 --> 00:20:19,985 [Firefighter 2] 346 00:20:19,985 --> 00:20:21,754 [Firefighter 1] Oh, [bleep], dude. 347 00:20:21,754 --> 00:20:23,522 [Firefighter 2] 348 00:20:23,522 --> 00:20:25,858 [Firefighter 1] Holy [bleep]. 349 00:20:25,858 --> 00:20:27,560 Go, go, go, go, go. 350 00:20:30,429 --> 00:20:32,732 Go. Holy [bleep]. 351 00:20:32,732 --> 00:20:35,101 - [Firefighter 2] Thank God. - Holy [bleep], dude. 352 00:20:35,101 --> 00:20:37,269 [Narrator] Finally, they're in the clear, 353 00:20:37,269 --> 00:20:38,904 and later they get word... 354 00:20:38,904 --> 00:20:40,539 [Firefighter 1] Oh my [bleep] god. 355 00:20:40,539 --> 00:20:43,843 [Narrator] ...that everyone else fortunately survived as well. 356 00:20:43,843 --> 00:20:45,544 [Firefighter 1] Oh my god, dude. 357 00:20:46,779 --> 00:20:49,849 [Narrator] The devastating blaze destroys 20 structures 358 00:20:49,849 --> 00:20:54,019 and takes more than a month for crews to fully contain. 359 00:20:54,019 --> 00:20:55,387 [Firefighter 1] Turning around is not an option. 360 00:20:55,387 --> 00:20:56,822 [Firefighter 2] Yeah, what the [bleep]. 361 00:20:57,556 --> 00:20:59,024 [Narrator] A terrifying display 362 00:20:59,024 --> 00:21:01,827 of the overwhelming force of a wildfire... 363 00:21:01,827 --> 00:21:04,897 [Firefighter 1] Go, go, go, go, go. [bleep] this. Go, go, go. 364 00:21:06,866 --> 00:21:08,768 Yeah, yeah, yeah. 365 00:21:08,768 --> 00:21:11,804 [Narrator] ...that no driver should ever challenge. 366 00:21:11,804 --> 00:21:14,807 [Firefighter 1] Oh my [bleep] god. 367 00:21:14,807 --> 00:21:16,075 Holy [bleep].