Some people get in the car, turn nothing on, and feel instantly calmer. Other people hear that silence and think, why are we doing this to ourselves?
If you are team music, the drive feels incomplete without it. If you are on a team that is silent, music can feel like another distraction you did not ask for.
The research does not settle the argument either. A 2023 study published on NCBI linked music while driving with higher odds of aggressive driving, miscalculations, and road violations. But Ben-Gurion University of the Negev researchers told News Medical that for many people, driving without music feels “absolutely impossible.”
And Prof. Warren Brodsky, who leads the BGU Music Science Lab, put it bluntly: “To young drivers 18-29, music in the car isn't just entertainment, it's part of their autosphere whether they're alone or not.”
So when you get in the car, and the driver stays in silence, do you respect the focus, or are you itching to reach for the radio?
If you are team music, the drive feels incomplete without it. If you are on a team that is silent, music can feel like another distraction you did not ask for.
The research does not settle the argument either. A 2023 study published on NCBI linked music while driving with higher odds of aggressive driving, miscalculations, and road violations. But Ben-Gurion University of the Negev researchers told News Medical that for many people, driving without music feels “absolutely impossible.”
And Prof. Warren Brodsky, who leads the BGU Music Science Lab, put it bluntly: “To young drivers 18-29, music in the car isn't just entertainment, it's part of their autosphere whether they're alone or not.”
So when you get in the car, and the driver stays in silence, do you respect the focus, or are you itching to reach for the radio?