This statistic compares the road lengths of different types of road in the United Kingdom (UK) in 2017 with the amount of road traffic they carry as percentage shares of the total values. Thus motorways, which only make up one percent of the UK's total road network, carry a fifth of the country's total traffic. On the other hand, rural minor roads make up the majority of the road network in terms of length, but only carry 14 percent of the road traffic.
Comparison of road length and traffic by road types in the United Kingdom (UK) in 2017
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Department for Transport (UK). (December 6, 2018). Comparison of road length and traffic by road types in the United Kingdom (UK) in 2017 [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved August 07, 2022, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/300747/comparison-of-road-length-and-traffic-by-road-types-in-the-united-kingdom/
Department for Transport (UK). "Comparison of road length and traffic by road types in the United Kingdom (UK) in 2017." Chart. December 6, 2018. Statista. Accessed August 07, 2022. https://www.statista.com/statistics/300747/comparison-of-road-length-and-traffic-by-road-types-in-the-united-kingdom/
Department for Transport (UK). (2018). Comparison of road length and traffic by road types in the United Kingdom (UK) in 2017. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: August 07, 2022. https://www.statista.com/statistics/300747/comparison-of-road-length-and-traffic-by-road-types-in-the-united-kingdom/
Department for Transport (UK). "Comparison of Road Length and Traffic by Road Types in The United Kingdom (Uk) in 2017." Statista, Statista Inc., 6 Dec 2018, https://www.statista.com/statistics/300747/comparison-of-road-length-and-traffic-by-road-types-in-the-united-kingdom/
Department for Transport (UK), Comparison of road length and traffic by road types in the United Kingdom (UK) in 2017 Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/300747/comparison-of-road-length-and-traffic-by-road-types-in-the-united-kingdom/ (last visited August 07, 2022)