That may not be surprising, but the model also shows that the length of a slip road is decisive in determining what happens to traffic.

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"The project has been one year in the making: the last six months of which I have spent on the road, travelling the length of the A41 from near my home on the Wirral down to London - and back again several times, " says McPherson.

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The news comes the same day Norwich have announced Lambert has signed a new deal at Carrow Road for an undisclosed length of time.

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Mr Taylor added that staff are also unhappy about an increase in the length of shifts and the decision to take crews out of ambulance stations and be deployed at major road junctions.

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The races can be anywhere from 45m to 200m in length, usually through a blocked-off road in the middle of a city.

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And secondly, unless you live in Montana or Nevada, finding a road where you can safely scream along at more than 100 mph for any length of time is very difficult.

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Sending or receiving a text takes a driver's eyes from the road for an average of 4.6 seconds, the equivalent of driving the length of an entire football field, blind, at 55 mph, according to researchers at the Virginia Tech Transportation Institute.

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