Avoid putting these 10 songs in your road trip playlist

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NORTH DAKOTA (KXNET) — Road trips are never complete without the perfect playlist, but watch out for these 10 songs, since they shouldn’t be included.

A Dallas-based injury law firm used Playlist Minor and Exportify to analyze songs to find out which are the riskiest, yet popular, road trip songs.

Out of 1,011 playlists, the team analyzed 114,323 songs.

According to a study, songs with beats per minute (BPM) of over 120 can elevate risks while driving — risks that include driving faster and more aggressively.

Another study found that 70% of people who were fined for speeding were listening to fast dance music.

To go with those studies, other research shows that the influence of genres of aggressive and fast songs can increase the chance of driving errors like speeding and not visually scanning the environment.

Here are the top 10 riskiest, yet popular, road trip songs:

Die With A Smile by Lady Gaga and Bruno Mars
Cruel Summer by Taylor Swift
Yellow by Coldplay
Locked Out of Heaven by Bruno Mars
End of Beginning by Djo
Circles by Post Malone
Blinding Lights by The Weeknd
Time of Our Lives by Pitbull and Ne-Yo
Saturn by SZA
That’s What I Like by Bruno Mars

Other songs you should try to avoid including in road trip playlists are:

What Makes You Beautiful by One Direction
Still Into You by Paramore
Beautiful Girls by Sean Kingston
A Sky Full of Stars by Coldplay
Mr. Brightside by The Killers
Everybody Talks by Neon Trees
Creepin’ by Metro Boomin, The Weeknd, and 21 Savage
Dilaw by Maki
Sweater Weather by The NEighbourhood
Pink + White by Frank Ocean
Low by Flo Rida and T-Pain
Dreams (2004 Remaster) by Fleetwood Mac
Feather by Sabrina Carpenter
Empire State of Mind by JAY-Z and Alicia Keys
Wild Ones by Flo Rida and Sia
Drive By by Train
Counting Stars by OneRepublic
Fireflies by Owl City
Before He Cheats by Carrie Underwood
Umbrella by Rihanna and JAY-Z

“As personal injury lawyers specializing in auto accidents, we’re deeply interested in factors that affect driving safety,” said Kris Barber, the founder and principal attorney at The Barber Law Firm. “While there is still a lot of research that needs to be done, the role of music in driving seems to be very compelling.”

Barber says the study reveals that over half (53.63%) of popular road trip songs exceed 120 BPM.

“High-tempo or loud music can distract drivers and make it hard to concentrate on the road. According to the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, in-vehicle distractions like music are responsible for 25% of traffic accidents,” Barber said. “Obviously, music can affect drivers in different ways. For some, a high-BPM song can motivate more aggressive driving. For others, the same high BPM song may pull the driver ‘into the music’ where their focus is more on the song than on the song. We’ve all seen the drivers singing along to their radio or even having a dance! No matter what you’re listening to while on the open road, it’s crucial to ensure your attention and focus is always on your surroundings rather than your speakers.”