Rock classics drive motorists over limit

Skeleton · 13 Apr 2007, 12:58

I read this on the newspaper and I laughted.. It´s so true..

http://www.reuters.com/article/oddly...42114920070413

if the link donesn´t work.. here is the article..

LONDON (Reuters) - Want to stay safe on the roads? Then avoid listening to Guns N Roses, Meat Loaf and Bruce Springsteen behind the wheel.

The trio are among the artists featured on a top 10 of tracks that get people's blood pumping and in the mood to drive aggressively.

Some 1,700 voters have so far responded to an online poll run by Electronic Arts and AOL to mark the launch of a new racing videogame, "Burnout Dominator."

The resultant shortlist of tracks that get people revved up -- and that drivers should avoid listening to in the real world -- spans more than 30 years of chart favorites, although none of them actually reached number 1.

It includes classic rock tracks, such as Meat Loaf's "Bat Out Of Hell" and Springsteen's "Born to Run," as well as tracks such as Motorhead's "Ace of Spades" and Guns N Roses' "Paradise City."

More modern tracks, including The Killers' "When we were Young" and Feeder's "Buck Rogers" also featured, as did -- perhaps fittingly -- "You Will Be Under My Wheels" by dance act the Prodigy.

needmoremeat · 17 Apr 2007, 11:39

I always listen to Meat when going to pick Mam up from work!

That is actually true. Once I turned off at the roundabout by my house, two seconds later I was doing about 33mph!

Don't know how it happened, but it did.
Mind you, I do find those songs work better when you're travelling at least 50mph!

Hypnobabe · 17 Apr 2007, 13:20

Bat ALWAYS does that to me, mind you, I had to take Bryan Adams out of the car 'cos I was going so far over the speed limit listening to it

**allrevvedup** · 17 Apr 2007, 15:49

Quote:

Originally Posted by Hypnobabe

Bat ALWAYS does that to me, mind you, I had to take Bryan Adams out of the car 'cos I was going so far over the speed limit listening to it

Let's hope it's never a case of 'Can't stop this thing we started' cause i wouldn't want you to have to sing 'please forgive me'

**RadioMaster** · 17 Apr 2007, 18:26

should put some Neil Diamond into the player then

soooooooooooooooooooooooooong suuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuung bluuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuueeeeee

needmoremeat · 17 Apr 2007, 21:11

Quote:

Originally Posted by RadioMaster

should put some Neil Diamond into the player then

soooooooooooooooooooooooooong suuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuung bluuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuueeeeee

But then wouldn't we fall asleep, which is much more dangerous than speeding?!

ChoccyBat · 20 Apr 2007, 00:39

Every now and again this thing comes out. A while back BOOH was named the most dangerous song to listen to, because people speeded/crashed to it. Maybe an irony there considering it is a bike crash song...

13 Apr 2007, 12:58	#1
Skeleton Mega Loafer Join Date: 13.10.2003 Location: Grinning, Ducking & Running Posts: 3,668	Rock classics drive motorists over limit I read this on the newspaper and I laughted.. It´s so true.. http://www.reuters.com/article/oddly...42114920070413 if the link donesn´t work.. here is the article.. LONDON (Reuters) - Want to stay safe on the roads? Then avoid listening to Guns N Roses, Meat Loaf and Bruce Springsteen behind the wheel. The trio are among the artists featured on a top 10 of tracks that get people's blood pumping and in the mood to drive aggressively. Some 1,700 voters have so far responded to an online poll run by Electronic Arts and AOL to mark the launch of a new racing videogame, "Burnout Dominator." The resultant shortlist of tracks that get people revved up -- and that drivers should avoid listening to in the real world -- spans more than 30 years of chart favorites, although none of them actually reached number 1. It includes classic rock tracks, such as Meat Loaf's "Bat Out Of Hell" and Springsteen's "Born to Run," as well as tracks such as Motorhead's "Ace of Spades" and Guns N Roses' "Paradise City." More modern tracks, including The Killers' "When we were Young" and Feeder's "Buck Rogers" also featured, as did -- perhaps fittingly -- "You Will Be Under My Wheels" by dance act the Prodigy.

17 Apr 2007, 11:39	#2
needmoremeat Mega Loafer Join Date: 23.11.2003 Location: Sunderland, UK Posts: 1,416	I always listen to Meat when going to pick Mam up from work! That is actually true. Once I turned off at the roundabout by my house, two seconds later I was doing about 33mph! Don't know how it happened, but it did. Mind you, I do find those songs work better when you're travelling at least 50mph!

17 Apr 2007, 13:20	#3
Hypnobabe mszee's Mistress with sexy goddess boots Join Date: 13.07.2005 Location: Hitting the highway like a battering ram... Posts: 7,686	Bat ALWAYS does that to me, mind you, I had to take Bryan Adams out of the car 'cos I was going so far over the speed limit listening to it

17 Apr 2007, 18:26	#5
RadioMaster The German Join Date: 11.03.2006 Location: some kind of hunting lodge for rich weirdos... Posts: 15,778	should put some Neil Diamond into the player then soooooooooooooooooooooooooong suuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuung bluuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuueeeeee

20 Apr 2007, 00:39	#7
ChoccyBat Yorkie Join Date: 28.07.2002 Location: York Posts: 415	Every now and again this thing comes out. A while back BOOH was named the most dangerous song to listen to, because people speeded/crashed to it. Maybe an irony there considering it is a bike crash song...