Vehicle Mileage

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asked the Secretary of State for the Environment what was the estimated vehicle mileage in 1974 by cars and taxis, motorcycles, buses and coaches, light vans and other goods vehicles, respectively, for all motor vehicles and pedal cycles.

Following are the figures:

TRAFFIC ON ROADS IN GREAT BRITAIN 1974
Thousand million vehicle miles
Cars and taxis	117·41
Motor-cycles, mopeds and scooters	2·48
Buses and coaches	2·17
Light vans	13·10
Other goods vehicles	12·12
All motor vehicles	147·27
Pedal cycles	2·13

asked the Secretary of State for the Environment what was the estimated vehicle mileage in 1974 on motorways, urban trunk roads, urban Class 1 roads, urban Class II roads, urban Class III roads, rural trunk roads, rural Class I roads, rural Class II roads, rural Class III roads, respecively, and on all roads in Great Britain.

Following are the figures:

MOTOR TRAFFIC ON ROADS IN GREAT BRITAIN
Thousand million vehicle miles
Motorways	11·59
Urban Trunk	10·22
Class I	27·67
Class II	8·19
Class III	5·96
Rural Trunk	18·26
Class I	20·21
Class II	9·54
Class III	9·41
All roads in Great Britain^*	147·27
^* Including estimated traffic on unclassified roads.

Volume 897: debated on Thursday 7 August 1975