Who controls the music in the car?
66%
Full democracy
- Dominique Jackson, 29, from Los Angeles, CA
"If you're a bad DJ, I get full rights." - Dominique Vance, 23, from New York, NY
"If you're a bad DJ, I get full rights." - Kate Sample, 31, from Chicago, IL
"If you put country on, I'm tucking and rolling, even if I'm driving." - Tiffany Davis, 32, from San Diego, CA
"We should listen to something we both like." - Miranda Elling, 32, from Chicago, IL
"If we're in the car for any great distance, hopefully we know what the other person can tolerate." - Alicia Cohen, 37, from New York, NY
"I'm sure we can find something we agree on." - Jacquelyn Tillotson, 31, from Miami Beach, FL
"There should be no 'control'. Especially about music." - Amber Sellers, 33, from Brooklyn, NY
"Shared space." - Sandy Tragos, 32, from Chicago, IL
"I guess we have to be fair, right?" - Marisa Zupan, 27, from Brooklyn, NY
"Some people just don't know how to build a playlist. If you can, its the sexiest thing ever." - Jessica Chang, 30, from Los Angeles, CA
"Usually the driver. But please, I don't want to hear sports all day long." - Cat Davis, 25, from New York, NY
"Be adults... trade off if you have to." - Britt Ancell, 26, from New York, NY
"Definitely take requests, but feel free to throw out your best mix." - Wendy Farley, 44, from Charleston, SC
"Both parties should be allowed to pick, but there should be consensus on what we listen to." - Ashley Woolley, 25, from Chicago, IL
"Let's go for a mix." - Susie Jones, 29, from Naples, Fl
"Songs are only fun when everyone enjoys the song." - Johanna Beyenbach, 29, from New York, NY
"1) Agree on music; 2) Whomever's iPod the music is on" - Anna Bykova, 23, from San Francisco, CA
"Not a big deal." - Maya Calaway, 24, from Boston, MA
"I hate it when there's one person in charge." - Marianna Branda, 23, from Miami, FL
"Find out what both like to listen to." - Claire Watkins, 25, from Santa Cruz, CA
"We can agree, can't we!" - Katrina Robinson, 28, from Charleston, SC
"I'm pretty easy going." - Kristin Castro, 24, from San Francisco, CA
"Whoever has better music." - Frankie Robinson, 36, from Chicago, IL
"Share and share alike... hopefully you guys like the same music." - Alison Dichter, 31, from New York, NY
"If one person really likes a song the other needs to let it play. And vice versa." - Kira Wilkinson, 27, from Washington, DC
"We will have to compromise." - JoAnna Di Tullio, 24, from Boston, MA
"FREEDOM OF EXPRESSION... that's all I got." - Erika San Miguel, 32, from Larkspur, CA
"We should be able to collaborate. Even better if we have the same taste in music." - Anne C, 24, from Miami, FL
"If it's a long trip and the driver needs to stay awake: the driver." - Lauren McHenry, 26, from Dallas, TX
"Equal opportunity." - Elise Stiller, 36, from Seaford, NY
"Equal rights!" - Vanessa Jeong, 28, from San Leandro, CA
"Then we'll both be happy." - Grace Hsieh, 22, from San Diego, CA
"Whatever is good." - Paula L, 28, from Miami, Florida
"It's only fair." - Kate DAlleva, 25, from Morristown, NJ
"Everyone loves 'Thriller!'" - Cheng-Cheng Lok, 24, from San Francisco, CA
"I'm open to suggestions, and you should be too!" - Kate Bailey, 26, from Chicago, IL
"I think we can compromise on music for a car." - Miana DeGardeyn, 33, from Chicago, IL
"The driver can 'pull rank' though." - Heather Callan, 25, from Chicago, IL
"Battles over tunage are some of the best! Road trip!" - Whitney R, 25, from Princeton, NJ
"But if you're a metal-head, we're gonna have to drive separately." - Kate Cohen, 27, from Syosset, NY
"I'm easy" - Wendy Liu, 23, from Alhambra, CA
"But don't make the driver mad so they can't concentrate on the road. Something mutual is preferred." - Deborah Lau, 23, from La Jolla, CA
"Find something you both enjoy. It doesn't matter but just be considerate." - Nadia Reiman, 28, from Brooklyn, NY
"We both have veto power. There are at least four ears in the equation." - Becca Schepps, 29, from Brooklyn, NY
"But Driver's vote is two points." - Nancy Spruiell, 43, from New York, NY
"A bit of both." - Senait Mengstab, 30, from San Francisco, CA
"But owner has the final say and full right to veto." - Regina Melzer, 32, from Los Angeles, CA
"Harmony is the goal man!" - Corey G, 25, from Chicago, IL
"There's always something on the radio/ipod to please both parties." - Molly Millett, 23, from San Francisco, CA
"It's smart to make everybody happy and sometimes compromise." - Justine Bour, 26, from Chicago, IL
"You shouldn't really care what's on the radio in the car. Plus I always like to control it :)" - Jennifer Manghisi, 27, from New York, NY
"Although we should have similar tastes in music." - Emily Woolf, 26, from Brooklyn, NY
"I don't like decisions, but sometimes I crave some good pop music for a party in my seat." - Ashley Hayes, 24, from Los Angeles, CA
"Should be a consensus." - Jen Gsell, 29, from Reston, VA
"Don't be a radio nazi. It's rude and it kinda says, 'I don't give a crap what you like'." - Grace Kang, 29, from Los Angeles, CA
"Both the driver and navigator shall have the ability to veto music choices!" - Priya Massand, 30, from Flushing, NY
"Absolute power corrupts." - Renee Lucas, 30, from New York, NY
"Let's both contribute!" - Samantha Conniff, 24, from Brooklyn, NY
"Everyone should get to contribute." - Laura Lefkowitz, 35, from New York, NY
"Let's use both of our iPods. :)" - Luana Suciu, 25, from Boston, MA
"I like you. I must also like your music." - Ashley Potter, 26, from Milwaukee, WI
"But I win. So there." - Jennifer Beio, 26, from Chicago, IL
"Hopefully we like the same kinds of music. Non-issue!" - Sara Jagodzinski, 24, from Carol Stream, IL
"Whatever floats your boat." - Lucy Malcolm, 26, from New York, NY
"Democracy? No, I control the music whether I'm the driver or the navigator." - Amy S., 25, from Chicago, IL
"Take turns.. but I probably have better taste in music. Hahaha." - Shannon Harknett, 24, from New Orleans, LA
"Unless your music is something I really hate." - Elinor N, 23, from New York, NY
"As long as I like it!" - Rosie Dehoyos, 29, from Dallas, TX
"Compromise." - Sara Koch, 30, from Youngstown, OH
"Taking turns is nice." - Sara Bour, 23, from Urbana, IL
"Whoever has a better taste in music."
24%
Driver
- Julienne Irons, 27, from Los Angeles, CA
"Whatever makes the driver more comfortable and able to focus better is most important." - Jessica Barrutia, 24, from Chicago, IL
"Or whomever the car belongs to." - Ann Dang, 24, from San Diego, CA
"But he must take my requests once in a while." - Lisa Miao, 27, from New York, NY
"Driver has veto power but it's whoever wants to deal with the controversy." - Rebecca Nashleanas, 25, from Los Angeles, CA
"The driver can't be listening to something they don't like and still concentrate on the road." - Jessi Odenbach, 28, from Chicago, IL
"Not a biggie to me." - Vicky Kuo, 24, from San Diego, CA
"Depends." - Tiffany Clarke, 25, from richmond, ca
"The driver is the most important person & at all times must remain happy." - Pienby Laurence, 25, from Jersey City, NJ
"The driver should be as comfortable as possible. They are operating thousands of pounds of machinery" - Dominique Vance, 23, from New York, NY
"We should both be able to stand the music. I like to defer to the driver though." - Angela Lee, 23, from Cerritos, CA
"Driving is tiring, so driver should be able to choose the music." - Kimone Campbell, 27, from Palm Beach, FL
"Won't fall asleep." - Stephanie Singer, 30, from New York, NY
"If your doing the work you should listen to your choice" - Jackie Rivera, 25, from Miami, FL
"Driver takes the lead." - Mercedes Tahir, 23, from New York, NY
"The driver controls the music, everyone knows that." - Doris Parker, 27, from Springfield, MA
"The driver should but if I'm the passenger I'm definitely putting some input." - Jessica Angst, 23, from Palm Beach, FL
"Compromise!" - Karoline D'Angola, 24, from Bernardsville, NJ
"Driver is in control of the car." - Emily Pelton, 29, from Brooklyn, NY
"Don't touch my radio!" - Genevieve Melzer, 27, from San Francisco, CA
"I do. Always." - Veronica Cheung, 24, from San Diego, CA
"It's not all that important. But if it's long distance, driver should have the most say." - Vicky Chivy, 26, from San Diego, CA
"driver" - Vida James, 28, from New York, NY
"Though it's nice to consider the passengers." - Vicky K, 25, from Chino Hills, CA
"I guess." - Nora Lahl, 31, from Milwaukee, WI
"Driver rules unless explicitly stated otherwise." - Erika Thomas, 25, from Miami, FL
"I hate when I'm driving and people change it! Walk then!"
9%
Navigator
- Sherika Mair, 29, from West Palm Beach, FL
"Can't do all that at once." - Jill Hanner, 34, from Astoria, NY
"The girl! so whatever position she is in!" - Jessica G, 25, from Boca Raton, FL
"That is why it is considered a co-captian." - Kylan Conroy, 24, from Chicago, IL
"Since I do not drive, the navigator should of course!" - Gina Kim, 24, from San Diego, CA
"Navigator, unless the driver objects. Driver has final say, especially when I am the driver." - Danielle L, 26, from Chicago, IL
"It's a fun chance for the driver to share some of their favorite music." - Sarah Conrad, 27, from New York, NY
"But its fine if the driver makes requests!" - Rachel U, 26, from New York, NY
"Drivers should focus on driving - unless I'm driving and you have horrible taste." - Deeana Lowe-Chin, 24, from Miami, FL
"The driver should be focused on the road. But to be fair, the driver may request music." - Ashley Becker, 26, from New York, NY and Miami, FL
"The driver should be paying attention to the road, unless I'm the driver because I can multi-task!"