The good folk over at Confused.com decided to do a little experiment to see what are the worst songs to drive to. So here is the top five.
The majority of us like to listen to music while we drive, but did you know that some songs could actually affect your driving? Confused.com wanted to see what songs were the worst culprits for this, so using their ingenious (but more importantly, free) MotorMate app they followed four men and four women to see if music affected their driving. Unsurprisingly, it did.
London University psychologist Dr Simon Moore reviewed footage of the motorists’ driving and he identified trends in the types of music that result in more dangerous driving.
Dr Moore said: “Music that is noisy, upbeat and increases your heart rate is a deadly mix. Fast beats can cause excitement and arousal that can lead people to concentrate more on the music than on the road.
“In addition, a fast tempo can cause people to subconsciously speed up to match the beat of the song. Also, listening to music you don’t like can cause stress and distraction and this also negatively affects driving.”
Apparently, the optimum tempo of a song for safe driving should mimic the human heartbeat. So while Metallica’s ‘Enter Sandman’ might make you speed up and drive all over the place, the likes of Norah Jones and The Scientist by Coldplay will help to keep you focused.
Confused.com has actually created a playlist of the ultimate safe driving songs, which match this optimum tempo. Click here to download their Ultimate Driving Playlist on Spotify.
Here are the top five songs that you SHOULDN’T listen to while driving:
1. Hey Mama – The Black Eyed Peas
2. Dead on Arrival – Fall Out Boy
3. Paper Planes – M.I.A
4. Walkie Talkie Man – Steriogram
5. Paradise City – Guns N’ Roses
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