How music affects your driving

[fortyfeetunder]

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/home/adfeatures/article-488072/How-music-affects-driving.html

"Israeli researchers at the Ben-Gurion University in Beer-Sheva found drivers who listen to up tempo tunes had more than twice as many accidents as those listening to slower music"

Oops, I made up a driving tune playlist and completing what was usually a 3 hour trip in 2.5 hours. Guess I'd better take out the Ride of the Valkyries and put in Moonlight Sonata... :)

[LeftyMom]

1. I've never had an accident and I listen to punk rock.

:shrug:

[Jamastiene]

2. Same here.

I'm one of the safest drivers in my entire family.

[DarkTirade]

3. Did they also study people who have been awake for long periods of time?

'cause slow music + sleepyness = badness.

[LeftyMom]

5. True. I NEED loud, angry music to stay awake on long trips.

I get highway hypnosis something fierce otherwise.

[CaliforniaPeggy]

4. I suspect that if you're listening actively to the music...

That might well interfere with your concentration on your driving...

Just sayin'...

:shrug:

[DarkTirade]

6. I think the implication of this research is that angry music makes you drive angrily

whereas calm music makes you drive in a calm, collected manner. :)

[fortyfeetunder]

7. Though I cannot listen to classical music in the car!!!

I go to sleep at night listening to classical music.
There is NFW I will listen to classical music in my car..now that might cause an accident!
(Except things like Ride of the Valkyries...)

[elleng]

8. Usually makes me happy,

makes long, boring trip worth it. (drove MD - Fla, and needed all the help I could get!)