Table 18

Vehicles Involved

(a) Vehicles involved by manoeuvre and type of vehicle
Separately for built-up and non built-up roads
Years: 1994-98 average

Pedal

cycle

Motor

cycle⁽¹⁾

Car

Taxi

Minibus⁽²⁾

Bus/

coach

Light

goods

Heavy

goods

Other

Total

Built-up

Reversing

2

1

237

8

3

5

37

9

11

314

Parked

2

3

640

13

6

116

57

24

13

874

Stopping

15

18

513

24

4

199

30

14

7

823

Starting

10

2

112

12

1

74

8

4

2

225

U turn

4

2

119

14

1

2

7

2

1

150

Turning/waiting turn left

30

14

443

16

3

31

26

14

8

585

Turning/waiting turn right

95

26

1,698

47

8

58

67

29

15

2,044

Changing lane

21

4

129

4

1

12

10

6

2

189

Overtaking

42

53

425

14

4

19

24

12

7

601

Going round bend

30

39

590

15

5

27

28

30

7

771

Waiting/going ahead

911

374

8,397

318

50

499

384

163

105

11,201

Total

1,161

537

13,304

484

84

1,041

680

306

178

17,775

Non Built-up

Reversing

-

-

12

1

1

-

2

5

2

23

Parked

-

1

90

2

2

7

14

22

9

147

Stopping

1

7

319

2

2

6

20

24

4

385

Starting

1

1

17

-

-

1

-

1

1

22

U turn

1

2

24

-

1

-

3

2

1

33

Turning/waiting turn left

4

4

95

1

1

1

6

9

6

126

Turning/waiting turn right

15

9

574

4

7

8

44

31

32

724

Changing lane

3

4

91

1

1

2

11

26

2

141

Overtaking

1

45

391

2

3

5

28

25

4

504

Going round bend

21

146

1,708

6

15

21

106

122

26

2,170

Waiting/going ahead

112

183

4,352

24

37

62

286

318

92

5,466

Total

158

403

7,670

43

69

113

521

585

178

9,741

Total

Reversing

2

1

249

9

4

5

39

14

13

337

Parked

2

4

729

15

8

122

72

46

22

1,020

Stopping

16

25

831

26

5

205

50

37

11

1,208

Starting

11

3

129

12

1

75

8

6

3

247

U turn

4

4

142

14

1

2

10

4

2

183

Turning/waiting turn left

34

18

538

17

3

32

32

23

13

710

Turning/waiting turn right

109

35

2,272

51

15

66

111

61

47

2,768

Changing lane

25

8

220

5

1

14

21

32

4

330

Overtaking

43

98

816

16

7

25

52

37

11

1,104

Going round bend

51

186

2,298

21

20

48

134

151

32

2,941

Waiting/going ahead

1,022

557

12,749

342

86

561

671

481

197

16,667

Total

1,320

940

20,974

527

153

1,155

1,200

891

356

27,516

(b) Vehicles involved by junction detail and type of vehicle

Separately for built-up and non built-up roads

Years: 1994-98 average

Pedal
cycle

Motor
cycle⁽¹⁾

Car

Taxi

Minibus⁽²⁾

Bus/
coach

Light
goods

Heavy
goods

Other

Total

Built-up

Over 20m from junction

357

167

4,773

160

30

435

263

121

76

6,382

Roundabout

83

35

679

18

4

52

32

24

9

937

Mini roundabout

7

2

48

2

-

4

2

1

-

67

T or staggered junction

510

228

5,052

170

33

344

253

102

61

6,754

Y junction

16

9

190

10

1

13

10

6

3

258

Slip road

4

3

91

3

-

4

4

2

2

112

Crossroads

132

61

1,883

100

11

150

87

34

19

2,476

Multiple junction

10

5

161

9

2

13

6

5

2

213

Private drive

27

16

196

5

1

8

12

6

2

272

Other junction

16

11

229

8

1

17

12

6

4

304

Total

1,161

537

13,304

484

84

1,041

680

306

178

17,775

Non Built-up

Over 20m from junction

100

272

5,011

28

50

72

354

415

119

6,422

Roundabout

10

21

276

2

2

6

14

23

2

356

Mini roundabout

-

-

3

-

-

-

-

-

-

4

T or staggered junction

27

76

1,447

7

10

22

98

83

34

1,804

Y junction

4

2

84

-

-

2

5

4

1

102

Slip road

4

5

263

3

1

4

15

25

2

321

Crossroads

5

9

252

1

3

2

14

12

6

304

Multiple junction

-

-

21

-

-

-

1

1

-

25

Private drive

4

12

196

2

1

3

13

12

9

253

Other junction

3

6

117

1

2

2

6

9

4

151

Total

158

403

7,670

43

69

113

521

585

178

9,741

Total

Over 20m from junction

457

440

9,785

189

80

507

617

536

195

12,804

Roundabout

92

56

955

20

6

58

47

47

12

1,292

Mini roundabout

7

2

51

2

-

5

2

1

-

70

T or staggered junction

537

304

6,499

176

44

367

351

185

95

8,558

Y junction

20

11

275

10

2

15

15

10

4

360

Slip road

8

8

354

5

1

7

18

27

4

433

Crossroads

137

70

2,135

101

13

153

101

45

25

2,780

Multiple junction

10

5

182

9

2

14

7

6

2

238

Private drive

31

28

391

7

2

11

25

18

11

525

Other junction

19

17

346

9

3

19

18

15

8

454

Total

1,320

940

20,974

527

153

1,155

1,200

891

356

27,516

(1) Motorcycle includes all two wheeled motor vehicles.

(2) Minibus includes motor caravans.