Scottish Transport Statistics No 29: 2010 Edition

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Table 5.1 Traffic by road class and type

1999

2000

2001

2002

2003

2004

2005

2006

2007

2008

2009

million vehicle kilometres

Major roads (M and A)

Motorways

5,164

5,405

5,567

5,730

5,856

6,094

6,151

6,433

6,577

6,683

6,633

Trunk A roads

Urban *

886

899

905

892

916

938

922

966

928

942

952

Rural *

8,412

8,029

8,238

8,714

8,827

8,944

8,834

8,976

9,042

8,878

8,960

Total

9,299

8,928

9,143

9,605

9,743

9,882

9,756

9,942

9,970

9,820

9,913

Non-trunk A roads

Urban *

4,476

4,472

4,416

4,541

4,499

4,604

4,551

4,595

4,505

4,493

4,530

Rural *

7,247

7,132

7,216

7,387

7,583

7,629

7,598

7,928

7,933

7,813

7,885

Total

11,723

11,604

11,632

11,927

12,083

12,233

12,149

12,523

12,438

12,307

12,415

All A roads

Urban *

5,362

5,370

5,321

5,433

5,416

5,541

5,473

5,561

5,433

5,435

5,482

Rural *

15,659

15,161

15,454

16,100

16,410

16,573

16,431

16,904

16,975

16,692

16,845

Total

21,021

20,531

20,775

21,533

21,826

22,114

21,904

22,465

22,408

22,127

22,327

All major roads

26,185

25,936

26,342

27,262

27,682

28,209

28,055

28,898

28,986

28,810

28,961

Minor roads (B, C and unclassified)

B roads

Urban *

1,387

1,347

1,320

1,321

1,332

1,334

1,336

1,312

1,335

1,315

1,283

Rural *

2,438

2,430

2,410

2,489

2,490

2,549

2,589

2,647

2,734

2,748

2,661

Total

3,825

3,777

3,730

3,809

3,822

3,883

3,925

3,959

4,069

4,063

3,944

C roads

Urban *

759

756

761

783

790

791

798

810

832

825

1,036

Rural *

1,448

1,458

1,462

1,534

1,536

1,570

1,589

1,630

1,717

1,725

1,681

Total

2,207

2,214

2,223

2,317

2,326

2,361

2,387

2,440

2,549

2,550

2,718

Unclassified roads

Urban *

5,491

5,550

5,672

5,931

5,989

5,987

6,034

6,147

6,301

6,254

5,906

Rural *

2,062

2,084

2,097

2,215

2,219

2,266

2,317

2,676

2,762

2,792

2,690

Total

7,553

7,634

7,769

8,146

8,208

8,253

8,351

8,823

9,062

9,046

8,596

All minor roads

Urban *

7,637

7,653

7,753

8,034

8,111

8,111

8,168

8,269

8,468

8,394

8,225

Rural *

5,948

5,971

5,969

6,238

6,245

6,385

6,495

6,952

7,212

7,266

7,033

All minor roads

13,585

13,625

13,722

14,272

14,356

14,496

14,663

15,221

15,680

15,659

15,258

All roads

Motorways

5,164

5,405

5,567

5,730

5,856

6,094

6,151

6,433

6,577

6,683

6,633

Urban *

12,999

13,024

13,074

13,467

13,527

13,653

13,641

13,830

13,901

13,829

13,708

Rural *

21,607

21,133

21,424

22,338

22,655

22,958

22,926

23,857

24,187

23,957

23,878

All roads

39,770

39,561

40,065

41,535

42,038

42,705

42,718

44,119

44,666

44,470

44,219

Source: Department for Transport - Not National Statistics
* 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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