The RAC Foundation, a British road-safety group, has compiled a list of the most dangerous music to listen to while driving.

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Researchers also compiled a list of mellow music that soothes a driver on the road:
Most dangerous: 1. Wagner's Ride of the Valkyries. 2. The Dies Irae from Verdi's Requiem. 3. Firestarter by the Prodigy. 4. Red Alert by Basement Jaxx. 5. Insomnia by Faithless.

Most soothing: 1. Come Away With Me by Nora Jones. 2. Mad World by Gary Jules. 3. Another Day by Lemar. 4. Too Lost in You by The Sugababes. 5. Breathe Easy by Blue.

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kinda hating on the classical, there. i think some bach keyboard stuff would be conducive to excellent driving. certainly better than 2. Mad World by Gary Jules. good for driving off a cliff, maybe

― common_person (common_person), Thursday, 13 May 2004 03:30 (twenty-two years ago)

mad world would be good for cliff driving, not bach, to clarify.

and actually, it need not be hating. if this is a measure of how much certain pieces of music can grab ahold of people driving and affect them to the point of impairing their driving -- well! then it's kinda complimentary.

― common_person (common_person), Thursday, 13 May 2004 03:32 (twenty-two years ago)

i am yet to attempt driving to whitehouse but i think it would be interesting

― the 'surface' 'noise' (electricsound), Thursday, 13 May 2004 03:35 (twenty-two years ago)

heh imagining an understated arabic tourist saying that while visiting washington, dc

― common_person (common_person), Thursday, 13 May 2004 04:05 (twenty-two years ago)

Man, I'm glad I can't drive, so I don't have to listen to that 'soothing' selection...

― Kevin Gilchrist (Mr Fusion), Thursday, 13 May 2004 04:12 (twenty-two years ago)

No mention of how they came up with those lists ...

― Barry Bruner (Barry Bruner), Thursday, 13 May 2004 04:43 (twenty-two years ago)

I knew "Firestarter" was dangerous! But I think we were going down a steep hill when I heard it in the car.

― Aja (aja), Thursday, 13 May 2004 04:47 (twenty-two years ago)

i don't know...with TVs in cars now, we've got bigger things to worry about.

― el sabor de gene (yournullfame), Thursday, 13 May 2004 06:18 (twenty-two years ago)

Hang on, their 'good' list is surely going to send you to sleep in the car?

― mark grout (mark grout), Thursday, 13 May 2004 06:53 (twenty-two years ago)

accordin to silence of the lambs 'American Girl' is a recipe for ending up in a pit, and thats worse than ending up in a ditch.

― lukey (Lukey G), Thursday, 13 May 2004 08:14 (twenty-two years ago)

ah, but "Hip Priest" means someone's coming to sort it out...

― mark grout (mark grout), Thursday, 13 May 2004 08:32 (twenty-two years ago)

Also dangerous:

Drum'n'Bass, Happy Hardcore, Grindcore.

Safe:

Listening to Chopped and Screwed mixes whilst wazzed to the tits on sizzurup. Nobody ever died in a 5 mph pile-up.

― noodle vague (noodle vague), Thursday, 13 May 2004 08:35 (twenty-two years ago)

.. Even if they are in cars?

― mark grout (mark grout), Thursday, 13 May 2004 08:38 (twenty-two years ago)

http://www.cvm.msstate.edu/Classes/Class2004/images/isu/pileon.jpg

― mark grout (mark grout), Thursday, 13 May 2004 08:39 (twenty-two years ago)

Opeth, "Blackwater Park"

File under: Death by involuntary air guitar while driving

― scottontharox (scottkundla), Thursday, 13 May 2004 20:56 (twenty-two years ago)

Those 'soothing' songs make me want to kill. I think there's something wrong w/their focus group

― Morley Timmons (Donna Brown), Thursday, 13 May 2004 21:25 (twenty-two years ago)

Mark's picture is pretty creepy in light of recent events.

― C0L1N B3CK3TT (Colin Beckett), Thursday, 13 May 2004 23:22 (twenty-two years ago)

I think the most soothing music to listen to while driving is...

THE CARS!!!!

hahahahahaha!!! I'm the greatest!!!

― Elvis is Dead, Thursday, 13 May 2004 23:46 (twenty-two years ago)

Has anyone made an album out of sounds of cars malfunctioning? Like tyres sounding flat, bad engine timing noises and stuff.

I'd do it but I'm too dumb.

Someone else? 'Cause it would be cool.

― Sasha (sgh), Friday, 14 May 2004 00:43 (twenty-two years ago)

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