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The Scottish Abstract of Statistics No 26,1998
Table 11B4 Traffic on major roads by vehicle type and type of road, 1987, 1993-1997

(million vehicle kilometres)

 

1987

1993

1994

19951

1996

1997

All vehicle traffic

18,767

22,770

23,942

25,247

24,487

24,676

of which:
Motorway

2,541

3,360

3,640

3,929

3,982

4,273

A road: limit up to 40 mph

5,271

6,302

6,387

6,593

6,754

6,613

A road: limit over 40 mph

10,955

13,109

13,915

14,725

13,752

13,790

 
by type of vehicle:
Cars

14,881

18,315

19,161

20,131

19,416

19,564

Two wheeled motor vehicles

132

107

113

130

130

131

Buses

300

334

329

336

345

331

Light goods vehicles

1,616

1,967

2,158

2,315

2,362

2,402

Heavy goods vehicles

1,776

1,998

2,127

2,278

2,185

2,199

All motor vehicles

18,704

22,721

23,892

25,189

24,437

24,627

Pedal cycles

63

49

50

58

50

48

Source:EAST:SODD

1 The figures for 1995 (and earlier years) are not directly comparable to the figures for 1996 (and later years): see text.

 

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