Looking at those settings I'd guess that Avoid Major Highways would probably deter it from the A44 and A40.
I tried it with "Avoid Highways" and "Avoid Interstates" on and off and it was either bad or worse. :)
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Looking at those settings I'd guess that Avoid Major Highways would probably deter it from the A44 and A40.