As the tempo increased, Brodsky found drivers ran more risks, such as jumping red lights, and
had more accidents. When listening to up - tempo pieces, they were twice as likely to jump a red light
as those who were not listening to music. And drivers had more than twice as many accidents when
they were listened to slow or medium - paced numbers. Brodsky concedes that behavior on a simulator
may not translate into the same behavior on the road. “But I think it’s got to be taken seriously,” he says.