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Scottish Transport Statistics: No 26 - 2007 Edition

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Table 6.1 Traffic by road class and type

1996

1997

1998

1999

2000

2001

2002

2003

2004

2005

2006

million vehicle kilometres

Major roads (M and A)

Motorways

4,586

4,852

5,072

5,164

5,405

5,567

5,730

5,856

6,094

6,151

6,442

Trunk A roads

Urban *

918

912

908

886

899

905

892

916

938

922

964

Rural *

7,972

8,196

8,272

8,412

8,029

8,238

8,714

8,827

8,944

8,834

9,137

Total

8,890

9,108

9,180

9,299

8,928

9,143

9,605

9,743

9,882

9,756

10,101

Non-trunk A roads

Urban *

4,404

4,426

4,454

4,476

4,472

4,416

4,541

4,499

4,604

4,551

4,597

Rural *

6,959

7,065

7,178

7,247

7,132

7,216

7,387

7,583

7,629

7,598

7,899

Total

11,363

11,491

11,633

11,723

11,604

11,632

11,927

12,083

12,233

12,149

12,495

All A roads

Urban *

5,322

5,338

5,362

5,362

5,370

5,321

5,433

5,416

5,541

5,473

5,561

Rural *

14,931

15,261

15,450

15,659

15,161

15,454

16,100

16,410

16,573

16,431

17,036

Total

20,253

20,600

20,813

21,021

20,532

20,775

21,533

21,826

22,115

21,904

22,596

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

Minor roads (B, C and unclassified)

B roads

Urban *

1,373

1,378

1,390

1,387

1,347

1,320

1,321

1,332

1,334

1,336

1,339

Rural *

2,373

2,412

2,414

2,438

2,430

2,410

2,489

2,490

2,549

2,589

2,653

Total

3,746

3,790

3,804

3,825

3,777

3,730

3,809

3,822

3,883

3,925

3,991

C roads

Urban *

725

732

743

759

756

761

783

790

791

798

799

Rural *

1,382

1,412

1,421

1,448

1,458

1,462

1,534

1,536

1,570

1,589

1,630

Total

2,107

2,143

2,164

2,207

2,214

2,223

2,317

2,326

2,361

2,387

2,429

Unclassified roads

Urban *

5,134

5,201

5,302

5,491

5,550

5,672

5,931

5,989

5,987

6,034

6,046

Rural *

1,950

1,996

2,014

2,062

2,084

2,097

2,215

2,219

2,266

2,317

2,376

Total

7,084

7,197

7,316

7,553

7,634

7,769

8,146

8,208

8,253

8,351

8,422

All minor roads

Urban *

7,233

7,311

7,435

7,637

7,653

7,753

8,034

8,111

8,111

8,168

8,184

Rural *

5,705

5,819

5,850

5,948

5,971

5,969

6,238

6,245

6,385

6,495

6,658

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

All roads

Motorways

4,586

4,852

5,072

5,164

5,405

5,567

5,730

5,856

6,094

6,151

6,442

Urban *

12,555

12,649

12,797

12,999

13,024

13,074

13,467

13,527

13,653

13,641

13,745

Rural *

20,636

21,080

21,300

21,607

21,133

21,424

22,338

22,655

22,958

22,926

23,693

All roads

37,777

38,582

39,169

39,770

39,561

40,065

41,535

42,038

42,705

42,718

43,880

* 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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