Driver-Friendly Playlists

     Are some songs safer to drive to than others? Recent experiments suggests that some are. The British website Confused.com had four men and women drive about 500 miles, and listen to music only in the the second half of their road trip. The app called MotorMate, uses a GPS that monitors drivers' speed, braking and acceleration. The results of the experiment are: The driving changed with the music the men and women heard. The safest driving occurred is when the drivers listened to songs that mimicked the human heartbeat(60-80 beats per minute) Some songs that mimicked the human heartbeat are Coldplay's "The Scientist" and Justin Timberlake's "Cry Me a River." Facts showed that women drove aggressively when listening to fast hip-hop music, and one male driver sped when he listened to metal. The people who heard classical music drove most erratically. No research yet on how you drive when listening to news or even the sports.

     I had no idea that certain types of music affects your driving. Does the intensity of the music increase the risk of your driving? In the article it said, "No research yet on what happens to you driving when listing to news and sports." I have a feeling that listening to sports can affect your driving. If you are listening to you favorite team on the radio and they are playing bad, you can get very angry and/or upset. Driving while angry can effect your driving. Also if you are listening to the sports or news, you could focus more on what is happening or being said and no pay attention to the road. I believe that you have to be careful when listening to the radio while driving or you could be in a car accident. How does rap effect you driving? Will scientists be able to invent something that increases the peoples safety when they drive listening to music?