From the Oxford Times: ____ To reiterate - Abingdon Road remains shut. The county council has blasted those using the route now as "irresponsible". "Don't drive through flood water for your own safety and to avoid creating bow waves that affect properties," the council has just stated on its Twitter feed. Bow waves, for information, are waves generated by traffic moving through flood water. ____ (source www.oxfordtimes.co.uk/news/10920703.Blog__Oxfordshire_flooding_latest__Wednesday__January_8/ )