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Old 27th Nov 2012, 11:06
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Owain Glyndwr
 
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Then again, Owain, is it not true that a #29, full of passengers, would take longer to slow down than an identical but empty bus #41?
Sure its true, which is a good safety feature because the empty #29 just behind will be able to stop in time if the first #29 does an accelerate/stop
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