I am a firm believer in people coming with volume controls. As an advocate for trying to make human interaction as painless as possible, other people's decibel count is something that I find vital. Apparently, so do motorists in the UK.
54% of UK motorists think that there should be a volume control for when people are listening to music in the car. This makes a lot of sense because it's irritating when you're at a red light and the guy next to you is blasting his music, windows down, and your vehicle shakes from the intensity of the sound. It's unsettling, and unpleasant.
Interestingly enough, the kind of music you put on whilst driving affects your overall control on the road. Over a quarter of jazz and blues listeners have been in accidents due to being "really into the music; getting swept up". On the opposite end of the spectrum, those who put on Chopin or Bach or other classical virtuosos, are the least likely to have an issue.
Over 72% of drivers have music on in the car, and 27% of those always have something playing. 61% say "it makes the journey feel quicker", and others said it was either relaxing, or they enjoy singing along. With that statistic, it seems that men would be the ones who sang along the most. Males are the most likely to become entranced by their music, and many have admitted that the reasons they were in accidents was due to something music-related (ie flipping the radio station).
America should probably create a rule that people can only listen to their music in the car really loudly if it's good. Wouldn't it be awesome to hear The Clash instead of "The Motto"? That would be the American Dream.