But that dangerous driving or loss of licence could double the excess. She said comprehensive car insurance providers generally won’t directly penalise their customers for losing a few demerit points from speeding if your licence is intact. Songs such as Come Away with Me by Norah Jones, The Scientist by British band Coldplay and Tiny Dancer by Elton John would all fit the bill, the study found.Īside from the potential safety risks, dangerous driving which results in an offence or loss of licence could hit motorists in the hip pocket, according to RateCity spokeswoman, Michelle Hutchison. The optimum tempo of a song for safe driving should mimic the human heartbeat, he said. “Also, listening to music you don’t like can cause stress and distraction and this also negatively affects driving.” In addition, a fast tempo can cause people to subconsciously speed up to match the beat of the song,” he told. “Fast beats can cause excitement and arousal that can lead people to concentrate more on the music than on the road. Reviewing footage of the motorists’ driving, London University psychologist Dr Simon Moore said: “Music that is noisy, upbeat and increases your heart rate is a deadly mix.” Both male and female participants driving to a classical soundtrack drove more erratically than when they weren’t listening to music.
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Meanwhile, a heavy metal playlist elicited some male drivers to drive at much faster speeds.Īnd while some may think classical music would be calming, the experiment showed that this isn’t always the case. The female participants who listened to a hip-hop playlist drove far more aggressively than any other driver, the research showed.
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