Listening to loud music while driving can seriously hamper reaction times and cause accidents, new research suggests.

　　A Canadian study found people took up to 20% longer to perform physical and mental tasks to loud music.

　　If motorists were delayed that long at the wheel they could suffer a fatal crash, warned the RAC Foundation, a British motoring organization.

　　Edmund King, the RAC Foundation's executive director, said the study showed that not only is loud music a nuisance to others, it could also be the cause of accidents .

　　Earlier research by the RAC Foundation found drivers were twice as likely to skip a red light while listening to music.

　　In the Canadian study volunteers carried out tasks while listening to levels of noise varying from 53 decibels to 95 decibels .

　　Researchers found reactions to be significantly decreased at higher noise levels for both physical and mental work.

　　At 95 decibels reaction times to tasks that involve decision making plummeted by 20%.

　　Edmund King said: The findings of the Canadian study are bad news for decibel-loving drivers, as they prove that not only is loud music a nuisance to others, it could also be the cause of accidents on the roads.

　　Drivers are at even greater risk if they listen to music with a pounding beat rather than more relaxed tunes, according to experts.

　　Conrad King, consultant psychologist to the foundation, said: It is important that drivers choose their music carefully when driving, as up-tempo music has been shown to cause drivers to have double the amount of accidents as those listening to slower music.

　　In general, if music is above 60 beats per minute, listeners experience a faster heart rate and increased blood pressure.

　　It doesn't matter if you listen to opera, classical or the latest rave music. It's the speed of the beat that counts.

　　開車音樂聲太吵易引發(fā)交通事故

　　一項新的研究表明，邊駕車邊聽吵鬧的音樂會嚴重影響反應次數(shù)并引發(fā)交通事故。

　　加拿大的一項研究發(fā)現(xiàn)，邊聽吵鬧的音樂邊進行體力勞動和腦力勞動時，所花費的時間會延長20%。

　　英國機動車組織“英國皇家飛行俱樂部基金會”警告說，如果駕駛員開車時被耽擱那么長時間的話，可能會發(fā)生致命的撞車事故。

　　英國皇家飛行俱樂部基金會常務理事埃德蒙·金說，研究顯示“駕車時聽吵鬧的音樂不僅惹人討厭，還有可能導致交通事故的發(fā)生。”

　　英國皇家飛行俱樂部基金會的早期研究發(fā)現(xiàn)，駕駛員開車時聽音樂闖紅燈的可能性是不聽音樂時的兩倍。

　　在加拿大的研究中，志愿者們邊開車邊聽不同分貝的音樂，從53分貝(相當于辦公室的聲音環(huán)境)到95分貝(相當于石油鉆探時的聲音環(huán)境)不等。

　　研究人員發(fā)現(xiàn)，不管是體力還是腦力勞動時，較高的噪音環(huán)境都會使反應能力明顯下降。

　　噪音達到95分貝時，作出判斷的反應次數(shù)銳減了20%。

　　埃德蒙·金說：“加拿大的研究發(fā)現(xiàn)對那些喜歡聽高分貝音樂的司機們來說是個壞消息，因為他們證明了音樂不僅讓他人反感，也有可能導致道路交通事故的發(fā)生。

　　據(jù)專家們說，駕駛員開車時聽有重音節(jié)拍的音樂比聽放松的音樂出交通事故的危險更大。

　　該基金會的心理學顧問康拉德·金說：“駕車時認真挑選音樂極為重要。因為選擇聽快節(jié)奏音樂的司機發(fā)生交通事故的數(shù)量比聽節(jié)奏較慢音樂的司機高兩倍。

　　“一般而言，如果每分鐘音樂的節(jié)拍超過60下，聽者就會感到心跳加速和血壓增高。

　　“不管你是聽歌劇、古典音樂還是最新的勁爆銳舞音樂，重要的是要考慮音樂節(jié)拍的速度。”

　　

　　Listening to loud music while driving can seriously hamper reaction times and cause accidents, new research suggests.

　　A Canadian study found people took up to 20% longer to perform physical and mental tasks to loud music.

　　If motorists were delayed that long at the wheel they could suffer a fatal crash, warned the RAC Foundation, a British motoring organization.

　　Edmund King, the RAC Foundation's executive director, said the study showed that not only is loud music a nuisance to others, it could also be the cause of accidents .

　　Earlier research by the RAC Foundation found drivers were twice as likely to skip a red light while listening to music.

　　In the Canadian study volunteers carried out tasks while listening to levels of noise varying from 53 decibels to 95 decibels .

　　Researchers found reactions to be significantly decreased at higher noise levels for both physical and mental work.

　　At 95 decibels reaction times to tasks that involve decision making plummeted by 20%.

　　Edmund King said: The findings of the Canadian study are bad news for decibel-loving drivers, as they prove that not only is loud music a nuisance to others, it could also be the cause of accidents on the roads.

　　Drivers are at even greater risk if they listen to music with a pounding beat rather than more relaxed tunes, according to experts.

　　Conrad King, consultant psychologist to the foundation, said: It is important that drivers choose their music carefully when driving, as up-tempo music has been shown to cause drivers to have double the amount of accidents as those listening to slower music.

　　In general, if music is above 60 beats per minute, listeners experience a faster heart rate and increased blood pressure.

　　It doesn't matter if you listen to opera, classical or the latest rave music. It's the speed of the beat that counts.

　　開車音樂聲太吵易引發(fā)交通事故

　　一項新的研究表明，邊駕車邊聽吵鬧的音樂會嚴重影響反應次數(shù)并引發(fā)交通事故。

　　加拿大的一項研究發(fā)現(xiàn)，邊聽吵鬧的音樂邊進行體力勞動和腦力勞動時，所花費的時間會延長20%。

　　英國機動車組織“英國皇家飛行俱樂部基金會”警告說，如果駕駛員開車時被耽擱那么長時間的話，可能會發(fā)生致命的撞車事故。

　　英國皇家飛行俱樂部基金會常務理事埃德蒙·金說，研究顯示“駕車時聽吵鬧的音樂不僅惹人討厭，還有可能導致交通事故的發(fā)生。”

　　英國皇家飛行俱樂部基金會的早期研究發(fā)現(xiàn)，駕駛員開車時聽音樂闖紅燈的可能性是不聽音樂時的兩倍。

　　在加拿大的研究中，志愿者們邊開車邊聽不同分貝的音樂，從53分貝(相當于辦公室的聲音環(huán)境)到95分貝(相當于石油鉆探時的聲音環(huán)境)不等。

　　研究人員發(fā)現(xiàn)，不管是體力還是腦力勞動時，較高的噪音環(huán)境都會使反應能力明顯下降。

　　噪音達到95分貝時，作出判斷的反應次數(shù)銳減了20%。

　　埃德蒙·金說：“加拿大的研究發(fā)現(xiàn)對那些喜歡聽高分貝音樂的司機們來說是個壞消息，因為他們證明了音樂不僅讓他人反感，也有可能導致道路交通事故的發(fā)生。

　　據(jù)專家們說，駕駛員開車時聽有重音節(jié)拍的音樂比聽放松的音樂出交通事故的危險更大。

　　該基金會的心理學顧問康拉德·金說：“駕車時認真挑選音樂極為重要。因為選擇聽快節(jié)奏音樂的司機發(fā)生交通事故的數(shù)量比聽節(jié)奏較慢音樂的司機高兩倍。

　　“一般而言，如果每分鐘音樂的節(jié)拍超過60下，聽者就會感到心跳加速和血壓增高。

　　“不管你是聽歌劇、古典音樂還是最新的勁爆銳舞音樂，重要的是要考慮音樂節(jié)拍的速度。”