The Road That Makes Music Musical roads work by carving carefully spaced grooves into the pavement so that when car tires roll over them, they vibrate at specific frequencies that our ears perceive as musical notes. The pitch depends on how frequently the tires hit the grooves: closer spacing produces higher notes, wider spacing produces lower notes, and the melody only sounds correct when drivers travel at the intended speed. The vibrations travel from the tires through the suspension and car b

Musical Road! In the town of Lancaster California you will find the United States first musical Road! If you drive over the rumble strips on west avenue G you might hear William Tell overture by Rossini better known as the theme song to the Lone Ranger. This is actually a duplicate of the original musical Road which was created by the Honda motor company as a promotional stunt for the Civic in 2008. The original road was next to several homes and neighbors said it was too noisy so the city of La

Why California's musical road sounds terrible - In Lancaster, California, there's a musical road. When you drive over it, it plays the William Tell Overture. Unfortunately, it's out of tune. Here's why. | Tom Scott