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Table 6.1 Traffic on major roads by vehicle type and type of road1
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1988 |
1989 |
1990 |
1991 |
1992 |
1993 |
1994 |
1995 |
1996 |
1997 |
1998 |
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million vehicle kilometres |
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| Cars |
15,946 |
17,027 |
17,476 |
17,553 |
18,068 |
18,315 |
19,161 |
20,131 l |
19,416 |
19,564 |
19,516 |
| Two wheeled motor vehicles |
128 |
132 |
121 |
115 |
115 |
107 |
113 |
130 l |
130 |
131 |
129 |
| Buses |
313 |
336 |
330 |
340 |
348 |
334 |
329 |
336 l |
345 |
331 |
324 |
| Light goods vehicles |
1,751 |
1,886 |
1,873 |
1,949 |
1,986 |
1,967 |
2,158 |
2,315 l |
2,362 |
2,402 |
2,441 |
| Heavy goods vehicles |
1,899 |
1,963 |
1,932 |
1,945 |
2,007 |
1,998 |
2,127 |
2,278 l |
2,185 |
2,199 |
2,116 |
| All motor vehicles |
20,037 |
21,343 |
21,731 |
21,903 |
22,523 |
22,721 |
23,892 |
25,189 l |
24,437 |
24,627 |
24,526 |
| Pedal cycles |
62 |
60 |
55 |
44 |
51 |
49 |
50 |
58 l |
50 |
48 |
48 |
| All vehicle traffic |
20,098 |
21,404 |
21,786 |
21,947 |
22,575 |
22,770 |
23,942 |
25,247 l |
24,487 |
24,676 |
24,575 |
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| Motorway |
2,961 |
3,141 |
3,286 |
3,200 |
3,516 |
3,360 |
3,640 |
3,929 l |
3,982 |
4,273 |
4,837 |
| A road: limit up to 40 mph |
5,429 |
5,691 |
5,654 |
5,720 |
6,489 |
6,302 |
6,387 |
6,593 l |
6,754 |
6,613 |
6,371 |
| A road: limit over 40 mph |
11,708 |
12,571 |
12,847 |
13,027 |
12,570 |
13,109 |
13,915 |
14,725 l |
13,752 |
13,790 |
13,366 |
1. The figures for 1995 (and earlier years) are not directly comparable to the figures for 1996 (and later years), as explained in the text.
Table 6.2 Traffic on major roads by road class, speed limit and vehicle type, 1998
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Cars |
Two wheeled motor vehicles |
Buses |
Light goods vehicles |
Heavy goods vehicles |
All motor vehicles |
Pedal cycles |
All vehicle traffic |
Percentage of all major roads |
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million vehicle kilometres |
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| All motorways |
3,724 |
16 |
38 |
462 |
597 |
4,837 |
0 |
4,837 |
19.7 |
| Trunk A roads - limit up to 40 mph |
1,001 |
5 |
14 |
121 |
92 |
1,233 |
2 |
1,235 |
5.0 |
| Trunk A roads - limit over 40 mph |
5,562 |
38 |
72 |
700 |
795 |
7,167 |
6 |
7,173 |
29.2 |
| Non-trunk A roads - limit up to 40 mph |
4,259 |
26 |
122 |
490 |
214 |
5,112 |
24 |
5,136 |
20.9 |
| Non-trunk A roads - limit over 40 mph |
4,970 |
44 |
77 |
667 |
419 |
6,177 |
17 |
6,194 |
25.2 |
| Total: all major roads |
19,516 |
129 |
324 |
2,441 |
2,116 |
24,526 |
48 |
24,575 |
100.0 |
| Percentage of all vehicles |
79.4 |
0.5 |
1.3 |
9.9 |
8.6 |
99.8 |
0.2 |
100.0 |
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