Poll Music - does it affect your driving style?

[Zafiro]

I was driving today. One of those great swedish country roads, it was just me and my car. I was listening to Daft Punk and their song Disc Wars.

The song started slowly but it felt so massive, gave me goose bumps and the music become better and better. I felt my pulse changing. About two minutes later the song become epic. I downshift one gear, the speed was getting faster, 100km/h.....140km/h, a fast corner appear and I was braking gently, following the corner, another corner coming up...took the next corner with confidence...speeding up again..120km/h.....130km/h.....150km/h..a new corner..braking again and controlling the road and the environment...impressed by my car, how great it is to drive. A straight line again, speeding up....80km/h turned into 120km/h...140.150..160...170km/h...Suddenly the music stops.

Wow, what a rush, what a feeling, all this because of one fantastic song. Music, a wonderful car, me alone, amazing how it affect you and your feelings. Dangerous? probably but I didn't care. I were just driving and feeling the music pumping through my ears.

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[Monster]

I listen to heavy rock music when I drive to help me relax...I think the traffic condition, the roads and people around my car affects my driving style more than the music I listen to.

 

[Deckhook]

I agree with Monster, it's everything around you which has the most effect. But what I will say is that if you go watch a rally or car/bike racing event then it can make you drive more aggressively.

 

[Betty Swollocks]

I think if you look hard enough you'll find hard evidence on the internet from various studies that music affects your driving style.

 

[Sayyaaf]

I think if you look hard enough you'll find hard evidence on the internet from various studies that music affects your driving style.

I read that, effect is amplified on teenagers and can be related to reckless driving style on many occasions.

 

[MikeJ]

When I was a kid, one of the tapes my mom had in the car had on it Aram Khatchaturian's Sabre Dance:

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Whenever it was playing, my dad would speed up and when it ended, he would slow down again. Apparently he didn't even notice it himself before we pointed it out...

 

[Baron Grüner]

lol at the second option of the poll

 

[chonkoa]

I feel it does affect my driving style. In my younger days it was heavy metal or reggae with lots of tickets, now it is classical with no tickets.

 

[Zonda]

Traffic and opportunity affects my driving style. Nothing else.

I think what you experienced would fall under opportunity.

 

[martinbo]

Absolutely it does! Whenever Beyoncé comes on the radio, I drive off a bridge.

 

[mini_cooper4]

When on the highway during nights I prefer Prodigy and speeds above 230km/h. otherwise it gets boring and I can fall asleep.
Every time I hear Darren Hayes - Insatiable on the radio I instantly start crying which is making it quite hard to see the road... so I guess it does affect my driving.

 

[Sunny]

I read that, effect is amplified on teenagers and can be related to reckless driving style on many occasions.

It had a bigger effect on me when I was younger. Me @17 + Danger Zone = . Now not so. Anyway I listen to NPR (National Public Radio) most of the time these days.

 

[Giannis]

I'd say that music doesn't have an effect on my driving. It only depends on my mood and time schedule.

If I am late, angry or "horny", I'm in "Go bananas" mode by default. The rest of the time I am like an 80yo behind the wheel. Also, when the speed goes up, I tend to either lower the volume or turn the music off completely - I want to be able to hear everything around me, without music making it more difficult.

 

[LaArtist]

Absolutely it does! Whenever Beyoncé comes on the radio, I drive off a bridge.

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[Zafiro]

When I created this thread I was worried about moral lectures from the members saying why are you doing 170 km/h on public roads..blaha blaha blaha Glad I'm not the only one being affected by music.

 

[Giannis]

When I created this thread I was worried about moral lectures from the members saying why are you doing 170 km/h on public roads..blaha blaha blaha Glad I'm not the only one being affected by music.

He who is without sin, may cast the first stone.

Speed is relative though. 170km/h in a properly constructed and designed highway is not much. 170km/h downtown is too much.

 

[Zafiro]

He who is without sin, may cast the first stone.

Speed is relative though. 170km/h in a properly constructed and designed highway is not much. 170km/h downtown is too much.

This is my kind of roads I go to when I want some fun with my car. Not much traffic but great surroundings and wonderful twisty roads.

 

[MAJESTIC]

Absolutely! Yesterday on the Beltway here in Houston, my male bff and my good girlfriend was in my car and suddenly ASAP Rocky's "Wild For The Night" and my speedo hit 106 mph (didn't feel like it though). I have never driven that fast in my own car, but the song is hot and gets me in that mood. Then when I am cruising, listening to Wayne Escoffery, I tend to hog the lane in the Big body.

 

[Zafiro]

Another song which makes you wanna go faster and faster when driving.

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[EnI]

Music not affecting your driving style? Really? Try listening to this while driving.
It makes you think you drive an armored futuristic tank ... with nuclear missiles on board. ... Heading into unknown to battle evil extraterrestrial creatures who have just invaded our planet.

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