They are usually erected not by criminals but by desperate locals appealing through the news cameras for road repairs, a water supply, or, on one occasion, the inclusion of a well-liked player in the national soccer team.
West Ham' s play visibly relaxed as news filtered around Vicarage Road that Wigan had scored twice against Reading early in the first half.
"I'll be up front and honest with you - I shouted at the referee coming off, " he told reporters in his pre-match news conference before the Bloomfield Road outfit's trip to Liverpool in the Premier League on 3 October.
As a 12-year-old paperboy, Martin Dable walked half a mile off the main road to deliver the news to Ten Chimneys.
Staff at the Shop Direct site on London Road were told the news after almost a year of uncertainty over their future.
The Press Trust of India news agency said the attackers blocked the road by felling trees, forcing the convoy to halt.
Road safety officer Sue Virgin, from Dorchester in Dorset, told BBC News today's teenagers still needed to be taught how to cross the road.
"It's not the end of the road, but it is great news, " she said of the administration's announcement.
Down the road, he sees more good news to come, including a China Mobile distribution deal, and maybe, just maybe, an Apple television.
During his news conference, Mr. Bloomberg dismissed concerns about road safety, bicyclists who break laws and the aesthetics of the streets.
On the other hand, the good news for Arena is that there is a clear road-map for approval in a year or two.
My wife and I were driving on a road trip when we first heard the news about what happened at Sandy Hook Elementary school in Newtown, CT.
Such bans, however, are not welcome news for business travellers who need to work from the road.
In better news, a number of big players are well on the road to recovery after suffering nasty injuries.
So here's the good news: We've gotten pretty far down the road.
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The Connected Vehicle Trade Association told the News that it expects 25 percent of all vehicles on the road to have vehicle-to-vehicle communication systems by the year 2020.
But, the real bad news is that the deal will simply kick the can down the road one or two years.
Outside St Paul's church on the Falls Road in Belfast, parishioners spoke of their shock at the news.
Last week, the World Bank delivered the news that everyone wanted to hear: The Chinese economy is on the road to recovery.
The region's main access road was also expected to open partially on Monday, ABC News reported, and boats were due to deliver goods.
Then, in March I was sent down the road to Lime Grove to work on the night shift writing news bulletins for Breakfast Time.
Councillor John Williams, leader of Taunton Deane Borough Council, said the news was fantastic and added the project was "much more than just a road".
And that's one reason why Research In Motion 's (nasdaq: RIMM - news - people ) BlackBerry devices remain a must-have for any road warrior.
In other selection news, Team Great Britain have announced cyclist David Millar will be part of its road race team.
In other cycling news Wednesday, David Millar has been named in the Great Britain squad for the road race at the London Olympics.
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If another vehicle swerves in front of Junior, for instance, the robotic Volkswagen (other-otc: VLKAF - news - people ) Passat will leave its lane--or even the road--to avoid a crash.
For Intel (nasdaq: INTC - news - people ), which has for years marched relentlessly down the performance road--constantly boosting the performance of its chips by boosting raw clock speeds and then letting the marketing department brag about it ad nauseum--it's a significant switch in strategy.
The news comes the same day Norwich have announced Lambert has signed a new deal at Carrow Road for an undisclosed length of time.
"You are going to be on national news, " Witherspoon allegedly told a Georgia state trooper as he handcuffed her on Atlanta's Peachtree Road early Friday morning.
"We do have a pollution problem and a traffic problem in Bodmin and that's obvious to anybody because we have a main road that goes through to Wadebridge from the A30 and the A38, " Mr Trendall told BBC News.
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