By Yuriy Andriyashchuk
Hip-HopVibe.com Staff Writer
You’ve most probably heard of the popular saying the music is food for the soul! Well, nothing is further from the truth. Depending on factors such as the message, tone, and tempo, among others, music can teach, influence, motivate and inspire. Listening to the right kind of music can also uplift your spirit, jog your mind, and stimulate your body, and relax your nerves.
This is why most people like listening to music when working in the office, working out in the gym, communing in sacred places, or just relaxing at the end of a long day. But what about on the road… will music distract your concentration or will it boost your focus? Does it matter if you’re driving a car or riding a motorbike?
Here are some insights into how music creates an environment of concentration from a motorist’s point of view.
It can reduce environmental noise and improve attention
More often than not, drivers and riders find environmental noises from needless hooting, shouting, and roadside construction distracting on the road. Especially on a busy road, such noises can be a nightmare of stress, which can lead to reduced focus and attention on the road.
In such cases, turning on your radio or listening to your favorite music can help reduce the effects of such environmental noises and improve your focus on the road. This is triggered by the positive effects that nice music has on your mind, which are highly likely to fight off any negative ones that might have been caused by the environmental noise. Especially on monotonous roads, music can help improve driving focus and attention.
Music inspires quick reaction and creativity
When listening to certain types of music, the mind is never fully absorbed. And considering the fact that driving is mostly about action and reaction, we need a creative mind that can react quickly. Many studies have found out that listening to music while on the road inspires creativity and quick reaction. A good example is hard rock music, which was found to increase reaction times among drivers, even though it also the likelihood of getting involved in a crash. This means that a genre of music that makes you feel sharper on the road can be helpful.
It makes driving/riding more fun
Especially on those long trips when traffic is scarce, it feels boring, and perhaps even scary, music can be a great savior. One of the best benefits of listening to music is that it drives boredom and loneliness away. Being less bored and less lonely will obviously mean more fun from what you’re doing.
Music calms your nerves
How many times have you got home from work, picked up the remote, sat on your couch, and put on your favorite CD? Anyone’s honest guess, would fall within maybe never, perhaps numerously and most probably more than a few times. Without beating around the bush, music can help calm and relax your nerves, regardless of whether you’re busy or just lying idle on the couch or bed. Most importantly, it tends to do so when on the road too!
Whether you’re rocking your favorite hits driving or listening to music on motorcycle, it’s important to choose your music carefully while on the road. Most experts advise choosing songs, whose tempos mimic that of the human heartbeat, between 60-bpm and 80-bpm to ensure safe driving. Nonetheless, it mostly depends on personal tastes and preferences. Mental, physical, and spiritual effects of music may also differ from one person to the other.
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