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Table 6.1 Traffic by road class and type
| 1996 | 1997 | 1998 | 1999 | 2000 | 2001 | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 |
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million vehicle kilometres |
Major roads (M and A) |
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Motorways | 4,586 | 4,852 | 5,072 | 5,164 | 5,405 | 5,567 | 5,730 | 5,856 | 6,094 | 6,151 | 6,442 |
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Trunk A roads |
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Urban * | 918 | 912 | 908 | 886 | 899 | 905 | 892 | 916 | 938 | 922 | 964 |
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Rural * | 7,972 | 8,196 | 8,272 | 8,412 | 8,029 | 8,238 | 8,714 | 8,827 | 8,944 | 8,834 | 9,137 |
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Total | 8,890 | 9,108 | 9,180 | 9,299 | 8,928 | 9,143 | 9,605 | 9,743 | 9,882 | 9,756 | 10,101 |
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Non-trunk A roads |
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Urban * | 4,404 | 4,426 | 4,454 | 4,476 | 4,472 | 4,416 | 4,541 | 4,499 | 4,604 | 4,551 | 4,597 |
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Rural * | 6,959 | 7,065 | 7,178 | 7,247 | 7,132 | 7,216 | 7,387 | 7,583 | 7,629 | 7,598 | 7,899 |
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Total | 11,363 | 11,491 | 11,633 | 11,723 | 11,604 | 11,632 | 11,927 | 12,083 | 12,233 | 12,149 | 12,495 |
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All A roads |
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Urban * | 5,322 | 5,338 | 5,362 | 5,362 | 5,370 | 5,321 | 5,433 | 5,416 | 5,541 | 5,473 | 5,561 |
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Rural * | 14,931 | 15,261 | 15,450 | 15,659 | 15,161 | 15,454 | 16,100 | 16,410 | 16,573 | 16,431 | 17,036 |
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Total | 20,253 | 20,600 | 20,813 | 21,021 | 20,532 | 20,775 | 21,533 | 21,826 | 22,115 | 21,904 | 22,596 |
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All major roads | 24,839 | 25,452 | 25,885 | 26,185 | 25,936 | 26,342 | 27,262 | 27,682 | 28,209 | 28,055 | 29,038 |
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Minor roads (B, C and unclassified) |
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B roads |
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Urban * | 1,373 | 1,378 | 1,390 | 1,387 | 1,347 | 1,320 | 1,321 | 1,332 | 1,334 | 1,336 | 1,339 |
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Rural * | 2,373 | 2,412 | 2,414 | 2,438 | 2,430 | 2,410 | 2,489 | 2,490 | 2,549 | 2,589 | 2,653 |
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Total | 3,746 | 3,790 | 3,804 | 3,825 | 3,777 | 3,730 | 3,809 | 3,822 | 3,883 | 3,925 | 3,991 |
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C roads |
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Urban * | 725 | 732 | 743 | 759 | 756 | 761 | 783 | 790 | 791 | 798 | 799 |
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Rural * | 1,382 | 1,412 | 1,421 | 1,448 | 1,458 | 1,462 | 1,534 | 1,536 | 1,570 | 1,589 | 1,630 |
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Total | 2,107 | 2,143 | 2,164 | 2,207 | 2,214 | 2,223 | 2,317 | 2,326 | 2,361 | 2,387 | 2,429 |
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Unclassified roads |
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Urban * | 5,134 | 5,201 | 5,302 | 5,491 | 5,550 | 5,672 | 5,931 | 5,989 | 5,987 | 6,034 | 6,046 |
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Rural * | 1,950 | 1,996 | 2,014 | 2,062 | 2,084 | 2,097 | 2,215 | 2,219 | 2,266 | 2,317 | 2,376 |
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Total | 7,084 | 7,197 | 7,316 | 7,553 | 7,634 | 7,769 | 8,146 | 8,208 | 8,253 | 8,351 | 8,422 |
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All minor roads |
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Urban * | 7,233 | 7,311 | 7,435 | 7,637 | 7,653 | 7,753 | 8,034 | 8,111 | 8,111 | 8,168 | 8,184 |
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Rural * | 5,705 | 5,819 | 5,850 | 5,948 | 5,971 | 5,969 | 6,238 | 6,245 | 6,385 | 6,495 | 6,658 |
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All minor roads | 12,938 | 13,130 | 13,284 | 13,585 | 13,625 | 13,722 | 14,272 | 14,356 | 14,496 | 14,663 | 14,842 |
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All roads |
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Motorways | 4,586 | 4,852 | 5,072 | 5,164 | 5,405 | 5,567 | 5,730 | 5,856 | 6,094 | 6,151 | 6,442 |
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Urban * | 12,555 | 12,649 | 12,797 | 12,999 | 13,024 | 13,074 | 13,467 | 13,527 | 13,653 | 13,641 | 13,745 |
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Rural * | 20,636 | 21,080 | 21,300 | 21,607 | 21,133 | 21,424 | 22,338 | 22,655 | 22,958 | 22,926 | 23,693 |
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All roads | 37,777 | 38,582 | 39,169 | 39,770 | 39,561 | 40,065 | 41,535 | 42,038 | 42,705 | 42,718 | 43,880 |
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* DfT's classification of "urban" and "rural" roads differs from the "built up" / "non-built up" classification - see section 3.1.4 of the text.
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