After a 14-year run, the host of Canada’s Worst Driver says his Newfoundland roots helped him throughout the life of the show.

Andrew Younghusband, who was born in Australia but moved to St. John’s with his family as a young boy, has been the host of Canada’s Worst Driver since 2005 and has had hundreds of bad drivers come through his car, including a few fellow Newfoundlanders.

Younghusband says growing up in St. John’s gave him an advantage. He says there’s the old saying that “we’re fluent in crazy,” and is a reason why he was good at the gig.

He says growing up in St. John’s meant that you had to relate to every type of person – and he met every type during the show.

Younghusband says although funny, the show was also educational. He says they used to joke that they were changing lives, but they really were.

After season 3, they began receiving letters routinely saying that tips people learned from the show saved them from accidents.

Jillian Kieley of the Gould’s was named Canada’s Worst Driver in Season 11.