Top album releases linked to rise in fatal crashes as ‘distracted’ drivers access music
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Mon, 17 August 2026
2 reports- The Guardian World15:00first to report
Harvard study finds traffic fatalities increase by 15% on release dates compared with similar days either side The release of a new album by Taylor Swift might be a cause for celebration among her fans, but such events have also been linked to a more sombre phenomenon: an increase in fatal car crashes. The team behind a new study say it sheds light on the impact of distracted driving. “You can’t randomise people into using their phones, and drivers rarely volunteer what they were doing in the...
- El Mundo (Spain)15:47
Los grandes lanzamientos musicales se asocian a un aumento de las muertes por accidente de tráfico, según un estudio transversal estadounidense Leer
Tue, 18 August 2026
3 reports- Die Zeit (Germany)03:00
1 reprint
- Der Spiegel (Germany)18 Aug, 09:10their copy
- iDNES (Czechia)11:00
V den vydání alb nejpopulárnějších zpěváků a zpěvaček ve Spojených státech vzrostl počet obětí smrtelných dopravních nehod. Podle serveru The Guardian to zjistila studie vědců z americké Harvardovy univerzity. Výsledky podle autorů naznačují, že streamování hudby prostřednictvím chytrých telefonů může výrazně přispívat k nepozornosti za volantem a vést k úmrtím při dopravních nehodách.
- RMF24 (Poland)17:59
Wypadek śmiertelny z udziałem albumu Taylor Swift? Korelacja jest wyraźna
Mon, 31 August 2026
1 report- Slobodna Dalmacija (Croatia)19:35
Analiza prometnih nesreća u SAD-u pokazuje da kada se objave posebno popularni glazbeni albumi, broj prometnih nesreća sa smrtnih slučajeva istovremeno raste. Slušanje najnovijih glazbenih hitova tijekom vožnje može znatno povećati rizik od nesreća. To pokazuje statistička procjena svih smrtonosnih...
Thu, 10 September 2026
1 report- Il Fatto Quotidiano (Italy)09:35
C’è qualcosa che lega l’uscita di un nuovo album di Taylor Swift, Drake o Harry Styles e un aumento degli incidenti stradali mortali? Apparentemente sì, secondo una ricerca di Harvard appena pubblicata su JAMA Network Open: nei giorni di uscita di dieci album tra i più ascoltati su Spotify negli Stati Uniti, tra il 2017 […] L'articolo Cosa c’entrano Taylor Swift, Drake e Harry Styles con gli incidenti stradali? Uno studio di Harvard dimostra la correlazione tra musica e schianti La spiegazione...