Effects of Music Tempo on Young Drivers' Driving Speed

This study analysed the effect of music tempo on young drivers' driving speed. 23 male college students under age 26 were randomly assigned to one of three music conditions as follows; No Music, Slow Music and Fast Music. Every subject's travel time(sec) and driving speed(Km/h) was recorded while they were driving a computer-based driving simulator. As the results of this study, we found that 1) the fast music group's mean of travel time was the shortest and also, 2) their mean of driving speed was the fastest. The effect of music tempo on driving speed can be explained as a biological mechanism, same as the effect on our heart-beat rate or intensity of physical exercising. This result shows us that listening musics while driving can affect the driving speed instead of the driver's physical condition.

keywords: 운전속도, 음악 빠르기, 운전시뮬레이터, driving speed, music tempo, driving simulator

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Vol.12 No.1

Effects of Music Tempo on Young Drivers' Driving Speed

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Korean Psychological Journal of Culture and Social Issues