Some Not Often Talked About Reasons For Car Crashes
Drink driving, speeding and fatigue are the three major causes of car crashes on the roads in Victorian. However, the kind of road crash that is due to one factor only is very rare. Most of these so called road accidents can be attributed to a combination of factors. By far the most common one is driver error by a huge margin.
Simply bad driving is not the only cause of car crashes. For example, red light running will usually be due to impatience or human negligence but, vehicle engineering and road design can also play a major role in the prevention or causation of major and minor road accidents.
Another factor which often does not get a mention is listening to fast music in the car. This may make people drive too fast thus increasing their risk of having a car accident. A study done in Israel found drivers who listen to up tempo tunes while driving had more than twice as many accidents when compared to those who listened to slower music.
Other research done has also shown a link between dangerous driving and loud music. Warren Brodsky at Ben-Gurion University in Beer-Sheva who conducted this study, looked at the effect of the music's tempo on the drivers behaviour.
They used a driving simulator while each was being monitored. In this driving simulator, they drove around virtual streets in the city of Chicago while listening to a vast variety of music from soft ballads to heavy metal music or none at all.
The researchers chose music for the drivers from a large range to listen to. It ranged from clubbing music to something more laid-back like George Benson ballads.
They found that drivers listening to up tempo music like clubbing music were twice as likely to go through a red light as compared to those who were not listening to any music at all during the simulator test.The music tempos ranged from a slow 60 beats per minute to a more fast and furious tempo to upwards of 120 beats per minute and in some cases even more.
Hi advice to drivers was to choose slower pieces of music, turn down the volume. This would help them not be distracted from concentrating on driving. He chose some pieces that he used in the study. After he listening to them he said: "I could hardly control myself with some of the pieces, it was difficult taking my foot off the gas pedal. I'm now more careful in my choice of music."
People who are safe driving experts called for more research into all kinds of driver distractions to help pinpoint how these affect a drivers concentration while driving. Among these they want to see included conversations on mobile phones through to changing the CD in your car CD player.
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Simply bad driving is not the only cause of car crashes. For example, red light running will usually be due to impatience or human negligence but, vehicle engineering and road design can also play a major role in the prevention or causation of major and minor road accidents.
Another factor which often does not get a mention is listening to fast music in the car. This may make people drive too fast thus increasing their risk of having a car accident. A study done in Israel found drivers who listen to up tempo tunes while driving had more than twice as many accidents when compared to those who listened to slower music.
Other research done has also shown a link between dangerous driving and loud music. Warren Brodsky at Ben-Gurion University in Beer-Sheva who conducted this study, looked at the effect of the music's tempo on the drivers behaviour.
They used a driving simulator while each was being monitored. In this driving simulator, they drove around virtual streets in the city of Chicago while listening to a vast variety of music from soft ballads to heavy metal music or none at all.
The researchers chose music for the drivers from a large range to listen to. It ranged from clubbing music to something more laid-back like George Benson ballads.
They found that drivers listening to up tempo music like clubbing music were twice as likely to go through a red light as compared to those who were not listening to any music at all during the simulator test.The music tempos ranged from a slow 60 beats per minute to a more fast and furious tempo to upwards of 120 beats per minute and in some cases even more.
Hi advice to drivers was to choose slower pieces of music, turn down the volume. This would help them not be distracted from concentrating on driving. He chose some pieces that he used in the study. After he listening to them he said: "I could hardly control myself with some of the pieces, it was difficult taking my foot off the gas pedal. I'm now more careful in my choice of music."
People who are safe driving experts called for more research into all kinds of driver distractions to help pinpoint how these affect a drivers concentration while driving. Among these they want to see included conversations on mobile phones through to changing the CD in your car CD player.
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