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DfT joins the debate about the drivers of road traffic demand

Recent data on road traffic levels has sparked extensive debate among experts, with suggestions that the traditional link between GDP and road traffic demand is weakening. Now the DfT has offered its thoughts on the topic.

Andrew Forster
23 January 2015
The DfT expects continued strong growth on rural roads and the Strategic Road Network
The DfT expects continued strong growth on rural roads and the Strategic Road Network

 

The number of vehicle miles driven in Great Britain grew by a staggering 275 billion miles between 1949 and 2013 – from 29 to 304. In recent years, however, the growth rate has slowed: the additional 34bn vehicle miles driven in the decade to 2007 compares with 62bn in the preceding ten years. The recent recession actually saw traffic levels fall, resulting in traffic volumes in 2013 being only 0.4% higher than they were in 2003. 

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