Why is it when driving and looking for an address, we turn down the radio ?++?

Answer 1

If you have a decent sound system then the subwoofer air pressure can change the shape of your eyeball. This screws with the focus of your eye.
You turn the radio down so that you can see better.
If you're really good you can find a song/ volume combination that has a resonanat frequency matching your eye and you can improve your vision.
When you find that then instead of turning it down, you'll always change the disc when looking for an address.

Answer 2

Finding an address requires concentration. The radio, along with cell phones, putting on make-up, eating, drinking, etc are all distractions. We really should be eliminating these all the time behind the wheel, but obviously we don't.

Answer 3

Concentrate.

Answer 4

I do this ALL THE TIME! even in other situations... when Im pulling up to the toll booth, turning the corner..??.... and I turn the air conditioning down when I am at the drive-thru of a fast food place.... WEIRD... my boyfriend always makes fun of me for it!! haha

Answer 5

Any extraneous sound causes distraction and reduces concentration. We need most of our concentration to drive, and if we have another task to do as well, then we need to remove all distractions

Answer 6

by turning down the radio , it stops the sound from shaking the stuck brain farts and we can concentrate

Answer 7

b/c its easier to concentrate w/o people singing stuff in the background

Answer 8

LOL, gotta concentrate. Ive done that already.

Answer 9

b'cuz we don't wanna get distracted by the radio

Answer 10

honestly i think it's so that we're not distracted & can concentrate more on what we're looking for. that's at least how it is for me.....