11.   The motion detectors warn that something is amiss by indicating when traffic slows at nonpeak times.

12.   Today, that traffic has slowed to the barest trickle, and police forces on both sides keep a careful watch on any vehicles that do cross.

13.   Traffic continuously slowed in both directions as motorists tried to take in all they could.

14.   Traffic slowed to nearly a standstill along Thomas and Scottsdale roads as drivers strained to get a view of the plane.

15.   Voter.com expects traffic will slow through the holidays but pick up again during the new year, when the new president is inaugurated and Congress gets going.

16.   As Kevin Harvick hit the wall ahead of him, the traffic slowed and Gordon slammed into the rear of Jeff Burton.

17.   Customer traffic has slowed dramatically in malls and department stores since last Friday, according to RCT Systems, market research firm.

18.   Helicopters ferried many to hospitals because rush-hour traffic slowed ambulances.

19.   Internet traffic slowed and major news Web sites were jammed Tuesday as people searching for details on the World Trade Center and Pentagon attacks went online.

20.   On Saturday, customer traffic slowed a bit, according to Karen MacDonald, spokeswoman for the Bloomfield Hills, Mich.-based company.