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I find it depends on several factors:

The mood you're in
How tired you are
How far you have to drive
The type of roads you're on (motorways aren't very stimulating!)
The time of day
Whether your girlfriend is controlling the iPod!

I mostly listen to Radio 1 or 5 Live but if i'm on a long journey, then it tends to be dance or indie - the more tired i am, the louder and heavier! Can't beat a diet of Red Bull, Prodigy and Rage Against The Machine!

Anything with a good beat is fine with me, though.

Mercy by Duffy keeps my bottom wiggling in the driver's seat

Anything covered by option100.

Their website is at www.option100.co.uk and the videos are available at the philkochan youtube site.

They're really good and well worth a listen. They cover "Teenage Kicks", "Bomb Track" and "Valerie" which are all really good, as previously discussed.

I'm over 50 (born 1872) and resent the snail reference. Snails are actually very nice. I'm sure if they had arms, legs and better reaction times that they would be very good drivers. Are you being deliberately offensive to boost the forum use?

Nice plug Phil, anyone would think you play guitar for them

AC/DC Back in Black is virtually guaranteed to have you drumming your steering wheel!

AC/DC? Ozzy Osbourne? Chris Rea?

They're guaranteed to get you out of the car faster than you can say 'tone deafening'.

Depends on the road/flow of traffic of course, but how about:

'88 by Lemon Jelly, Patrol by the Charlatans (mixed by the Chemical Brothers) and Joe's Head by Kings of Leon for motorways.

Unbearable by The Wonderstuff, Where is my Mind by the Pixies, Supermassive Blackhole by Muse, Where's your Head At by Basement Jaxx and Creep by Radiohead are musts when you're stuck in a jam.

And for cruising along country roads, Hello, Oh... by the Cribs, Cannonball by the Breeders, The Rover by Led Zeppelin and Gimme Shelter by the Rolling Stones.

Anything from:-
Pink Floyd
Be-Bop Deluxe
Thin Lizzy
Snow Patrol
Alanis Morissette
Rush
Led Zeppelin
The Calling

The list is endless..

You can't beat a bit of Chemical Brothers to get the blood pumping and the right foot tapping, just a shame I can't get a sub into my L200 without taking up the back seat!

For traffic jams try a little Classic FM

Also http://www.thestrings.co.uk/ are a great band if you're looking for something new!

A real shame, im sure classic fm would sound awesome with subs in the back??? : / Chemical bros i can agree with though, and a bit of daft punk works well

Beware because the music you listen to whilst driving can have a severe impact on your performance behind the wheel.

Research from Israel showed that uptempo music caused drivers to have double the amount of accidents as those listening to slower music.

The study gave 28 students different types of music, ranging from slow ballads to dance music, and monitored as they used a driving simulator. Drivers who were listening to music with an fast beat were found to be twice as likely to go through a red light and have twice as many accidents.


Kurt Valerian , Consultant Motoring Psychologist says:
"In general, if music is above 60 beats per minute, listeners experience a faster heart rate and increased blood pressure. With dance music, that is fairly common. Classical music is not as fast, but the number of notes, combined with the repetitive crescendo and diminuendo can have the same effect.

"There is no fundamental difference between the boy racer listening to rave music and the business man in his new Jaguar pumping out opera. When he has the Ride of the Valkyries coming out of the speakers, heaven help anyone who gets in his way. It all depends on the speed of the beat of the music."

Music to avoid includes:

Wagner "The Ride of the Valkyries"
Mussourgsky "Night on a Bare Mountain"
Verdi "Dies Irae (Requiem)"
Motorhead "The Ace of Spades"
Kylie Minogue "In Your Eyes"
So Solid Crew "21 Seconds"

Music that will help driving includes

The Beatles "Here Comes The Sun"
Dido "Thank You"
Bach "Cello Suite No.1"
Will Young "Evergreen"
Robbie Williams "Angels"
Allegri "Miserere"

You have been warned....................

If im on a Dual Carrageway/Motorway usually something to keep me awake like ACDC,GnR,Deep Purple or Led Zep etc,etc.If im in a traffic jam/cue or on country roads(driving slower) something Classical,calming and soothing.As a preference i think Classical is the better option for safer driving,if it is soothing/relaxing and not loud.As an HGV driver for 35yrs ANY music is a serious distraction when loud.