Name: Battling a Bear
Genre: Comedy
Duration: 25 min

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A traffic jam spat on a California freeway between a motorcyclist and driver turns destructive; in Minnesota, two bicyclists square off with a driver over a right-of-way dispute; a pickup towing a multi-ton drum in Alabama inadvertently releases its payload into oncoming traffic; wildfire fighters in California race to escape an inferno.

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Driving Through Hell

A sideswipe on a Texas freeway leads to a heated confrontation; a motorist rear-ends a biker in Australia, then snatches his bag; a pedestrian takes a swing at a trooper on a Florida highway; a right-of-way mix-up causes a collision in Texas; a California woman discovers a wild bear trapped inside her SUV; a driver in Turkey tries to chase down a tow truck that seized his car.

Stop That Tow Truck!

A woman's outburst in the street causes a roadblock in Maryland. A wreck on a Chicago highway leaves a trooper in the crosshairs of traffic. A driver in North Carolina ignores a warning about a sinkhole. Two semis collide in Texas when one turns left into oncoming traffic. A storefront crash in China is caused by a very unusual driver.

Freeway Dodger

A man unleashes a tirade at a female motorist after a rear-end collision in Florida. A worker servicing a stoplight over a road gets nailed by a semi in Louisiana. A gun-wielding sports car driver confronts a family in Florida. A motorcyclist gets clotheslined by a tow truck cable in Brazil. An Arkansas woman is flung from a three-wheeled trike into the path of an oncoming bus.

Hot Rod, Hotter Temper

A dispute over a saved parking space leads to a brawl in New York. On a bridge in Connecticut, a confrontation between a driver and pedestrians escalates quickly. A sports car driver in Georgia turns off his traction control and pays the price into oncoming traffic. A minivan runs a red light as a man in a mobility scooter is crossing in California. In Malaysia, two vehicles engage in a fierce back-and-forth on the highway.

Clash on the Causeway

A motorist struggles to break up a fistfight between drivers in New Jersey. A cyclist turns traffic vigilante in England and clashes with commuters. A runaway circling car heads toward its ejected driver in Montana. A police chase in Texas turns dire when the suspect plows through a shopping mall.

Cut to the Chase

A motorist brandishes a knife at a semi driver after they collide on an Albuquerque highway. Police in Ohio utilize multiple PIT maneuvers during a high-speed chase. An SUV driver attempts a multi-point turn while dangling off a steep drop in China. A man in Kentucky attempts to document an allegedly dangerous driver, who then pulls a firearm on him.

22-Point Turn

A showboating motorcyclist is confronted by a pickup driver in Las Vegas. A tow truck operator in Miami Beach is accused of stealing from an impounded vehicle. An SUV flips and rolls off an overpass when it's struck by a careening box truck in China. A disagreement over a late merge in Tennessee becomes potentially deadly.

Zip It!

A dispute at a stop sign leads to a man pulling a gun and flashing a badge in Ohio; in Canada, a driver pursues a vehicle he feels endangered him on the highway; a sedan forcefully pushes its way between stopped SUVs at an Illinois intersection; thick smog causes a multi-car pileup on an Indian expressway; a bicyclist in England curses out a motorist and runs into trouble.

A Karmic Cycle

An angry driver in Arizona follows up a rear-end crash with a dangerous decision; two motorists clash over the right of way at a roundabout in Virginia; a luxury car collides with another vehicle at a calming island in England; a standoff in a St. Louis parking lot turns threatening; a fire erupts in a motorcycle repair shop in China; a sports car on a Los Angeles freeway appears to accept a speed challenge.

Fender Bender Fallout

A cyclist and a biker confront each other in Minnesota; shots are fired during a road rage altercation at a gas station in Florida; a toddler in Oklahoma has a run-in with the law; a station wagon and a pickup face off in Missouri; a motorcyclist in Canada has a terrifying mishap on an overpass; in China, a leak at a gas station sparks a blaze.

Overpass Disaster

A woman confronts fellow motorists while stuck in a packed parking lot in Texas; a fight between acquaintances in Australia leads to a trail of collisions; a pickup struggles to escape a slippery snow-covered highway median in Oklahoma; a sedan and motorcycle suffer a nasty accident in Virginia; a landslide in China overtakes a mountainside freeway; a bicyclist without a helmet has a headfirst fall in Colorado.

No Helmet, Big Problem

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A ride-share driver and his two passengers are pursued by an unknown vehicle on Long Island; an elderly woman in Serbia is hit by a reversing ambulance; a woman in Arizona is trapped inside a burning pickup; a man in Tennessee takes on a black bear after it targets his car-mounted cooler; a man in New York City confronts a sports car driver for littering.

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