We all know that we shouldn't text while driving, and we should always wear our seatbelts, but would listening to certain music while driving affect how we drive? A new study says yes. Study author, Professor Simon Moore with London Metropolitan University, says that results indicate that the optimum music volume for driving is 55 to 65 decibels, and the ideal tempo should mimic the human heartbeat, at around 60 to 80 beats per minute. Moore says to steer clear of driving while listening to music that is noisy, upbeat and increases your heart rate. Confused.com used the study data to determine that "safe driving" playlist would include artists such as Coldplay and Norah Jones, and the "dangerous driving" playlist would include artists such as The Black Eyed Peas and Fall Out Boy.(Mashable)
Karen Henderson
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For Karen, the morning news beat is familiar ground. She has spent most of her career on the sunrise shift, bringing her listeners up to date on what happened while they slept, what they'll be talking about today, and what they'll need to know tomorrow.
She is an accomplished journalist whose stories have aired nationally on NPR and throughout Louisiana on the LPB weekly newsmagazine Louisiana: The State We're In. She has also worked as the morning newscaster for Baton Rouge-based Louisiana Radio Network and for many years was news director at WRKF-FM, where she worked also as local morning host for NPR's Morning Edition.
Karen holds a bachelor's degree in journalism, with a minor in business administration from LSU. She is married and the mother of two sons.
She is an accomplished journalist whose stories have aired nationally on NPR and throughout Louisiana on the LPB weekly newsmagazine Louisiana: The State We're In. She has also worked as the morning newscaster for Baton Rouge-based Louisiana Radio Network and for many years was news director at WRKF-FM, where she worked also as local morning host for NPR's Morning Edition.
Karen holds a bachelor's degree in journalism, with a minor in business administration from LSU. She is married and the mother of two sons.
Tuesday, January 15, 2013
DOES MUSIC AFFECT HOW SAFELY YOU DRIVE?
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