Miami, FL – 45mph in a 45 zone in a convertible. “Conga” Gloria Estefan
St. Louis, MI – 45mph in a 40 zone. “St. Louie” Nelly
New York – hatefully, but like you want to be a part of it. “New York, New York” Frank Sinatra
Seattle, WA – 50mph in a 45 in the rain. “Tourette’s” Nirvana
Oregon – 50mph in a 65. “Oregon Trail” Woody Guthrie
Portland, OR – no faster than 5mph below the speed limit, i.e. 15-20mph in a 25. “Rose Parade” Elliott Smith
Southeast Portland – No faster than a bicycle. “Feel It All Around” Washed Out
California – 80mph in a 65 (I5). – “California” Phantom Planet
San Francisco – nicely, happily, expensive, yoga. – “California Dreamin’” The Mamas and the Papas
LA Traffic – 0mph/80mph. – “Hollywood Tease” The L.A. Guns
LA Streets – depends what neighborhood and what color car. – “Hollywood Forever” The L.A. Guns
Ciudad Juarez – car chase speed. – “Help!” The Beatles
Tel Aviv – pretend like everything is fine – “Imagine” John Lennon
Indonesia – potential death penalty – “16 on Death Row” Tupac
New Delhi – like crazy – “Peacebone” Animal Collective
Tokyo – lost in a sea of pedestrians – “Packt Like Sardines in a Crushd Tin Box” Radiohead
Dubai – is this for real? – “Leaving Las Vegas,” Sheryl Crowe
Baghdad – don’t, until further notice – “Baghdad” The Offspring
Massachusetts during a winter storm – don’t, or spend a year in prison – “Jailbreak” Dropkick Murphys
Moscow – free-for-all, beware of government – “Russian Roulette” Van Morrison
Fairbanks, AK – try to start your car. “Trucker’s Atlas” Modest Mouse
German Streets – drive same speed as everyone, no faster/slower. (Music is not permitted.)
German Autobahn – AFAP (As Fast As Possible), i.e. 160mph. “Ding Dong Song” Gunther
Italian Autostrada – roller coaster speed. (German Techno)
Italian Streets – with passion. “That’s Amore” Dean Martin
Venice – on a boat – “Turandot: Nessun Dorma” Puccini
Stockholm – organized, advanced, gorgeous – “Dancing Queen” ABBA
London – politely, on the wrong side. “Paper Planes” M.I.A.
Ibiza, Spain – all night long. – “Livin’ La Vida Loca” Ricky Martin
Amsterdam – what was the question? – “High Til I Die” Three 6 Mafia
Jeremy Scheuer 