Credit for this excellent idea goes to Michael Celly, a Weblogs, Inc. programmer who told us that back in 1999 he and his friend Jon Stone produced a mix CD called Songs to listen to... IF YOU WANT A SPEEDING TICKET, Vol. 2. We're not sure what happened to Vol. 1, but Vol. 2 is venerable cornucopia of late Nineties rock (see track list after jump) that would make any right foot feel heavy. The Autoblog staff was suddenly bit by the music bug, so after the jump you'll find our collection of Songs to listen to... IF YOU WANT A SPEEDING TICKET, Vols. 3 – 8. Each list is our own personal mix tape of tunes, any song of which raises our chances of being handed a speeding ticket by a factor of 10.

Compiling these lists has been enlightening, as each volume says a lot about its author (four Def Leppard picks, Joel? Really?). Because I had never heard of 90 percent of the tracks my fellow bloggers chose, we decided to add sample links for nearly every one so you can click and hear for yourself what gets our motors running. We hope you submit your own Volume of Songs to listen to... IF YOU WANT A SPEEDING TICKET in the comments. Enjoy...

Volume 2: Michael Celly and Jon Stone



Volume 3: John Neff

• Twister: Motion Picture Score
  
• Black Betty - Ram Jam
  
• Garden of Eden - Guns N Roses
  
• Pain - Jimmy Eat World
  
• Mr. Brightside - The Killers
  
• Rollin' - Limp Bizkit
  
• I'm Not Okay (I Promise) - My Chemical Romance
  
• March of the Pigs - Nine Inch Nails
  
• Fat Lip - Sum 41
• Ready to Go - Republica

Volume 4: Damon Lavrinc

• Mashin' on the Motorway - DJ Shadow
  
• She's Unreal - Meat Beat Manifesto
  
• Shut the Door - Fugazi
  
• New Dawn Fades - Moby
• March of the Pigs - Nine Inch Nails
• Cherokee - Charlie Parker
• Reanimator - Amon Tobin
• One Angry Dwarf and 200 Solemn Faces - Ben Folds Five
  
• Windowlicker - Aphex Twin
• Building Steam with a Grain of Salt - DJ Shadow

Volume 5: Joel Arellano

• Cum on Feel the Noize - Quiet Riot
• Rocket - Def Leppard
• Pour Some Sugar On Me - Def Leppard
• Hysteria - Def Leppard
• Armageddon It - Def Leppard
• Black Cat - Janet Jackson
• Bang Your Head - Metal Health, Quiet Riot
• Lick It Up - Kiss
• Bad Medicine - Bon Jovi
• You Give Love A Bad Name - Bon Jovi

Volume 6: Eric Bryant

• Creature Comforted - Local H
• Chartered Trips - Husker Du
• Rearviewmirror - Pearl Jam
• Congregation - Afghan Whigs
• Whichever Way The Wind Blows - Bob Mould
• Where the Devil Won't Stay - Drive-By Truckers
• Western Grace - Hot Water Music
• Route - Son Volt
• The Break - Urge Overkill
• Power Trip - Monster Magnet

Volume 7: Stuart Waterman

• Mustang Sally - Wilson Pickett
• Bohemian Rhapsody - Queen
• Slow Ride - Foghat
• Highway Star - Deep Purple
• Free Bird - Lynyrd Skynyrd
• Ramblin' Man - Allman Brothers
• Paradise City - Guns N Roses
• Let it Roll - Little Feat
• Bat Out of Hell - Meatloaf
• Born to be Wild - Steppenwolf

Volume 8: Alex Nunez

• Rock the Casbah - The Clash
• Owner of a Lonely Heart - Yes
• Fuel - Metallica
• Superfly - Curtis Mayfield
• Follow the Leader - Eric B. & Rakim
• Dragula - Rob Zombie
• Desert Plains - Judas Priest
• Trampled Under Foot - Led Zeppelin
• Train of Consequences - Megadeth
• Superunknown - Soundgarden

Volume 9: Erin Mays

• Hysteria - Muse
• Ain't Got Nothin' - Supreme Beings of Leisure
• Born Too Slow (Eric Morillo Main Mix) - The Crystal Method
• Sandstorm - Darude
• Where are We Runnin - Lenny Kravitz
• Sexual (club mix) - Amber
• Mercy - Melissa Ferrick (from 70 People at 7000 Feet album)
• Gia - Despina Vandi
• Big Time - Peter Gabriel
• Sex Type Thing - Stone Temple Pilots