You can also easily create routes, either adding a waypoint to the route you're currently on or using a dedicated app that allows you to plot your course before you turn a wheel.

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Both systems utilize Clear Channel's Total Traffic Network1 service to provide an overlay of real-time traffic events and conditions on the navigation map and allow users to create routes (or re-route) to minimize traffic delays.

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He argued that this did not make business sense as "bringing in new routes and paying for them doesn't create sustainable routes".

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The Teesdale and Weardale Mountain Rescue Team said closures of main routes can create knock-on problems.

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Bikers can easily create and then upload their personalised routes direct to their TomTom Rider device.

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Airlines could create micro-sites of particular routes too and provide a higher degree of personalisation for passengers who are regulars on those routes.

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As part of their roll, the participants will lend the routes of their busy lives to create an interactive guide to life in the fast lane, so to speak.

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The Two Tunnels project aims to create a bigger cycle network in Bath and will enable cyclists to access other cycle routes in Bristol and the southwest.

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