Mr. Robert AinsworthTo ask the Secretary of State for Transport if he will list the latest available figures for the average daily traffic flow and the annual rate of traffic growth for(a) motorways, (b) urban non-motorway trunk roads, (c) rural non-motorway trunk roads, (d) urban principal roads, (e) rural principal roads, (f) urban classified roads, (g) rural classified roads, (h) urban unclassified roads and (i) rural unclassified roads. [241]
§ Mr. WattsThe estimated average daily motor vehicle flow, measured in thousand vehicles per day, for Great Britain in 1995 is:
- Motorway: 60.9
- Trunk built-up: 19.2
- Trunk non-built-up: 15.5
- Principal built-up: 15.0
- Principal non-built-up: 7.2
- Minor: 1.4.
The estimated annual rate of traffic growth in 1995 for Great Britain by road class is:
- Motorway: 6.3 per cent.
- Trunk built-up: 9.5 per cent.
- Trunk non-built-up: 2.5 per cent.
- Principal built-up: -0.2 per cent.
- Principal non-built-up: 1.9 per cent.
- Minor: 1.6 per cent.
Source:National Traffic Census.The figures provided have been derived from the national traffic census, the results of which are published in the transport statistics report "Road Traffic Statistics Great Britain: 1996 Edition".
101WFor the purposes of the national traffic census, the terms built-up/non-built-up are used for the urban/rural distinction. Built-up roads are defined as those with a speed limit of 40 mph or less.