Nothing will kill road trip good vibes quicker than a music taste mismatch.

While you might be looking forward to blaring Broken Bells down open roads, your fellow passenger may have already loaded up their iPod with an Taylor Swift and  Party in the USA…on repeat.

There are two ways to avoid this awkward situation.

1) Share and be nice – Yes, you might feel like you’d rather walk than spend two hours listening to Taylor warbling, but I’m sure they feel the same way about your abstract hip-hop mix. Suck it up and take turns.

2) Plan a playlist – Getting together to make your travel mix tapes in advance might seem a little over board, but we promise that three days in when you’re all still friends and singing along in the back, you’ll thank us.