#CarMusicCulture: Why Blasting Music from Your Car Isn’t as Cool as You Think
🚗 As a kid, bumping music super loud from your car seems cool, but as an adult it just looks like a cry for attention. We’ve all seen that person driving down the street with their music blaring, and while they may think they look cool, to most people it just comes off as obnoxious. So why is blasting music from your car not as cool as you think? Let’s break it down.
The Impact of Loud Car Music
When you blast music from your car, it’s not just your own ears that are affected. The impact reaches far beyond just the immediate vicinity. Here are a few reasons why blasting music from your car isn’t as cool as you think:
Disturbing the Peace: Loud car music can disrupt the peace and quiet of residential neighborhoods, public spaces, and even other drivers on the road.
Safety Concerns: Blaring music can be a distraction for both the driver and other motorists, increasing the risk of accidents on the road.
Respect for Others: It’s important to be mindful of the people around you and how your actions may affect them. Blasting music from your car can be seen as disrespectful to those in the vicinity.
Legal Consequences: Many cities and towns have noise ordinances in place that prohibit excessive noise, including loud car music. Violating these ordinances can result in fines and legal consequences.
Alternatives to Blasting Car Music
Instead of contributing to noise pollution and potentially bothering others with loud car music, consider these alternative ways to enjoy your favorite tunes on the go:
Invest in a Quality Sound System: Upgrade your car’s sound system to enhance the audio quality without the need to blast the volume.
Use Headphones: If you really want to immerse yourself in your music, consider using headphones or earbuds while driving to keep the sound contained to your own space.
Respectful Volume Levels: Enjoy your music at a volume that is considerate of those around you, whether it’s other drivers, pedestrians, or residents in the area.
Understanding the Role of Car Music Culture
It’s important to recognize that car music culture has its own unique history and significance. From the advent of car radios to the evolution of car audio systems, music and cars have long been intertwined. However, it’s essential to maintain a balance between personal enjoyment and consideration for others.
By understanding the impact of loud car music and exploring alternative ways to enjoy your favorite tunes on the go, you can contribute to a more harmonious and respectful environment for everyone. So next time you feel the urge to crank up the volume in your car, consider the potential consequences and choose a more considerate approach to enjoying your music.
Conclusion
While it may be tempting to crank up the volume and let your favorite songs fill the air, it’s important to consider the impact of loud car music on others. By being mindful of the potential disruption, safety concerns, and legal consequences, you can make more considerate choices when enjoying music in your car. Let’s work together to create a more harmonious environment for everyone on the road.
As an adult with tinnitus it just looks like regret.
I like my music
It sounds better loud
Simple as that
I like my music loud , I love bass. 🤷🏽♀️
The real problem is that the volume doesn’t automatically adjust to speed. If you’re driving 50 with the windows down, you need it loud. Get to a red light though and suddenly you feel like an asshole.
Kid me and kids in general do indeed want attention. Adult me wants to be left the fuck alone.
i still do it, only on open oneway roads in the countryside
It didn’t seem tool to me as a kid, it bothered me as a kid.
You ever sit in the back seat? That’s where the subwoofer are, it hurts!
Even when I was a kid I thought people who did that were a**holes.
It is really relaxing for me to get my music turned up a bit and just drive.
When I do this, I’m cry, but not for attention 😂
I think it’s ok to listen to music as loud as you want in your car if you’re driving on a non-residential road. But for fuck sake keep that shit to a minimum driving down neighborhood roads. And I don’t want to hear your shitty trap music while I’m pumping gas or at the car wash.
What about secret option 3. I’m an adult who’s just enjoying my music and not trying to impress or piss off anybody
What? No, it looked stupid as hell the whole time.
What about the old white guys on Harley’s blasting zz top….
As a kid, I bumped music in the high school parking lot and my friends’ neighborhoods.
As a man in his 40s, believe it or not, I still have a 12″ sub in my vehicle. Only difference is, I now turn my stereo down in parking lots and residential areas.
TIL that other kids used to think it was cool
Ditto a loud engine.
Or peeling out from a stop light
As an adult, I personally don’t care, jam with me or get out.
I’d rather hear some bumping bass from a car than those stupid loud ass trucks or the incredibly obnoxious noise from a motorcycle exhaust
As a young adult with hearing aids, what?
I’m pretty sure plenty of kids always knew it was stupid from the get go. I did. It still is, but it doesn’t last long enough for it to matter. Still a douchey thing to do, but it’s low on the list of douchey things to give much of a shit about.
…I thought it was annoying and I still do
Honestly I just turn it down at red lights, then crank it back up afterwards. At red lights people are stuck with me, otherwise if it bothers them they can speed up or slow down so I don’t care.
It’s annoying is what it is
I live in a neighborhood where this happens several times a day and mostly at night, late at night, some might say early morning, particularly outside my bedroom window. It looks like a complete disregard for anyone other than yourself.
It was cringe even as a kid
>As a kid, bumping music super loud from your car seems like an asshole move, but as an adult it just looks like an asshole move.
FTFY. You don’t need to grow up to realize disturbing other people in public is being an ass.
I hated it as a kid too. It always seemed obnoxious to play music so loud people can hear it from several blocks away
It’s super weird to me how many people in this thread think people play loud music to be/look “cool” rather than because they like loud music. I can’t say I’ve ever seen someone playing loud music and thought “that guy must think he’s so cool.”
Watching adults in their 40s and 50s do this just looks pathetic
It’s not a cry for attention, it’s to drown out the *crying* I’m doing thankyouverymuch
I don’t have subs or “bump” music but I blast my metal music cause I like listening to it loud. It helps me unwind after work. I also like the added benefit of inattentive drivers having an auditory cue that someone is near when they don’t care to look for visual ones. I’ve been hit a half dozen times by people just not looking.
Tbf, the bass just travels.
It’s funnier when it’s 2 guys in the car trying to have a conversation at the top of their lungs. Okay, cool guys just turn down the damn radio.
Last summer a guy, say about 30 came out of menards with an armload of energy drinks and climbed into his sky blue minivan. No wheel covers, side mirrors, wipers, muffler or rear windows. Then he attempted to crank it over and it choked each time. After 20 minutes of cussing and stomping on the gas he got it started. Then the subs kicked in playing “Word Up” by Korn. Then he peeled out and smacked a shopping cart, causing it to roll across the parking lot, slam into a curb and flip completely over
That was not only a cry for help, but unhinged as well
Alternate opinion,
As a kid it did feel like a cry for attention, and as an adult it feels like isolation and immersion.
It’s a cry for attention as a kid too.
In both instances they are still cries for attention
Its always a call for attention