A new study conducted by London Metropolitan University found that the safest songs to listen to while driving have a tempo of 60 to 80 beats per minute, around the same as a human heartbeat.
The number-one safest song for driving in the study was found to be Norah Jones' ‘Come Away with Me,’ but others in the top 10 include Aerosmith's ‘I Don't Want to Miss a Thing’ and Elton John's ‘Tiny Dancer.’ Also appearing on the list were tunes by Coldplay, Radiohead, Justin Timberlake and Jason Mraz.
Surprisingly, the study also found that drivers listening to classical music drove the most erratically. Hip-hop, dance and heavy metal made people drive more aggressively, braking harder and accelerating faster.
Marc "The Cope" Coppola
On air: 10a-3pm
It's important to me to get you thru the arc of a day musically. Quite a few of the tunes are feel good songs, geared toward giving little "pick me ups" to keep your day bright. We'll also play the best classics ever made. And we have some of the greatest "love" or "love lost" songs ever made (depending on what you're feeling in the moment}. We'll play plenty of both every day.
Most of our rap will be "music-centric" with some topical, entertainment and human interest stuff sprinkled in. I like to keep the music rolling fluidly, so I don't talk much. But I try to get in several thoughts of interest in a very quick manner over the course of the day.
Look forward to serving you up the tunes and I look forward to hearing from you. You can always check me out at Iheartradio.com Keyword: Cope OR follow me as CopeRocks on TWITTER.COM
Marc "The Cope" Coppola
Wednesday, January 09, 2013
