Music to make us better drivers

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Survive The Drive by New Zealand Police

Music to remind you to drive safe your entire journey. Listen now.

survivethedrive.co.nz

60-80 BPM music is believed to make you people better drivers,
So New Zealand Police created a bunch of playlists to help you slow down behind the wheel.
Less road rage, safer driver behaviours is good for all?

 

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Survive The Drive by New Zealand Police

Music to remind you to drive safe your entire journey. Listen now.

survivethedrive.co.nz

60-80 BPM music is believed to make you people better drivers,
So New Zealand Police created a bunch of playlists to help you slow down behind the wheel.
Less road rage, safer driver behaviours is good for all?

Melodies make me sleep. I use high beats treble based songs to stay awake which driving. Like rock, party songs.

 

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Melodies make me sleep. I use high beats treble based songs to stay awake which driving. Like rock, party songs.

Check out the playlists in the link; you will find rock, and all other popular genre. Some are very NZ specific.
Their claim is 60-80 beats per minute (similar to our resting heart rate range) makes drivers drive/behave safer.
It’s not a guarantee (eg: will not work if intoxicated), but there seems to be some research showing it improves safety.
I am trying to find the science-evidence behind this initiative and will share here if I find it.

Your observation about (slow?) melodies may be right ….lullaby effect?
In my experience driving (long distance) when I felt sleepy had resulted in two near accidents. I found it’s best to stop, sleep for a while or if possible get someone else who is not sleepy to drive.

Road traffic accidents are among the top ten causes of deaths in India.

 

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Found a few:

https://www.researchgate.net/publication/334481335_Effect_of_Music_Tempo_on_Long-Distance_Driving_Which_Tempo_Is_the_Most_Effective_at_Reducing_Fatigue

Music and Driving: A Deadly Combo or a Match Made in Heaven? - Nurenberg Paris

Music and Driving: A Deadly Combo or a Match Made in Heaven? - Nurenberg Paris

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Effect of Music Listening on Physiological Condition, Mental Workload, and Driving Performance with Consideration of Driver Temperament

This paper presents the study on the association between in-vehicle music listening, physiological and psychological response, and driving performance, using the driving simulator approach, with which personality (temperament) was considered. The performance indicators considered were the...

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A short abstract: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6636224/