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Drivers warned against loud music
開車音樂聲太吵易引發交通事故
Listening to loud music while driving can seriously hamper reaction times and cause accidents, new research suggests.
一項新的研究表明，邊駕車邊聽吵鬧的音樂會嚴重影響反應次數并引發交通事故。
A Canadian study found people took up to 20% longer to perform physical and mental tasks to loud music.
加拿大的一項研究發現，邊聽吵鬧的音樂邊進行體力勞動和腦力勞動時，所花費的時間會延長20%。
If motorists were delayed that long at the wheel they could suffer a fatal crash, warned the RAC Foundation, a British motoring organization.
英國機動車組織“英國皇家飛行俱樂部基金會”警告說，如果駕駛員開車時被耽擱那么長時間的話，可能會發生致命的撞車事故。
Edmund King, the RAC Foundation's executive director, said the study showed that "not only is loud music a nuisance to others, it could also be the cause of accidents".
英國皇家飛行俱樂部基金會常務理事埃德蒙·金說，研究顯示“駕車時聽吵鬧的音樂不僅惹人討厭，還有可能導致交通事故的發生。”
Earlier research by the RAC Foundation found drivers were twice as likely to skip a red light while listening to music.
英國皇家飛行俱樂部基金會的早期研究發現，駕駛員開車時聽音樂闖紅燈的可能性是不聽音樂時的兩倍。
In the Canadian study volunteers carried out tasks while listening to levels of noise varying from 53 decibels (equivalent to an office environment) to 95 decibels (equivalent to an oil rig).
在加拿大的研究中，志愿者們邊開車邊聽不同分貝的音樂，從53分貝（相當于辦公室的聲音環境）到95分貝（相當于石油鉆探時的聲音環境）不等。
Researchers found reactions to be significantly decreased at higher noise levels for both physical and mental work.
研究人員發現，不管是體力還是腦力勞動時，較高的噪音環境都會使反應能力明顯下降。
At 95 decibels reaction times to tasks that involve decision making plummeted by 20%.
噪音達到95分貝時，作出判斷的反應次數銳減了20%。
Edmund King said: "The findings of the Canadian study are bad news for decibel-loving drivers, as they prove that not only is loud music a nuisance to others, it could also be the cause of accidents on the roads."
埃德蒙·金說：“加拿大的研究發現對那些喜歡聽高分貝音樂的司機們來說是個壞消息，因為他們證明了音樂不僅讓他人反感，也有可能導致道路交通事故的發生。
Drivers are at even greater risk if they listen to music with a pounding beat rather than more relaxed tunes, according to experts.
據專家們說，駕駛員開車時聽有重音節拍的音樂比聽放松的音樂出交通事故的危險更大。
Conrad King, consultant psychologist to the foundation, said: "It is important that drivers choose their music carefully when driving, as up-tempo music has been shown to cause drivers to have double the amount of accidents as those listening to slower music.
該基金會的心理學顧問康拉德·金說：“駕車時認真挑選音樂極為重要。因為選擇聽快節奏音樂的司機發生交通事故的數量比聽節奏較慢音樂的司機高兩倍。
"In general, if music is above 60 beats per minute, listeners experience a faster heart rate and increased blood pressure.
“一般而言，如果每分鐘音樂的節拍超過60下，聽者就會感到心跳加速和血壓增高。
"It doesn't matter if you listen to opera, classical or the latest rave music. It's the speed of the beat that counts."
“不管你是聽歌劇、古典音樂還是最新的勁爆銳舞音樂，重要的是要考慮音樂節拍的速度?！?/p>
