British roads see fall in traffic

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New figures reveal a fall in traffic levels on British roads during January to March this year, compared with the same time last year.

The number of vehicles on the streets fell by 2.1 per cent, with car traffic down 3 per cent and heavy goods vehicle traffic falling 2 per cent. Repercussions from this could include a drop in the number of road accidents and corresponding car insurance claims.

But the data from the Department for Transport also revealed a 2 per cent rise in van traffic during the first three months of the year.

During the year ending March 2010, figures revealed that the average delay on the slowest 10 per cent of journeys on motorways and major A-roads in England dropped to 3.65 minutes.

The statistics for the 12 months ending March 2008, the period used for the purpose of comparison, showed an average delay of 3.90 minutes.

While the volume of traffic on urban A-roads remained the same, rural A-roads saw a 2 per cent drop in traffic levels, when comparing the first three months of the year with January-March 2009.

Traffic on minor rural roads and minor urban roads also fell, both by 3 per cent, while traffic on motorways fell by 2 per cent, according to the provisional figures.

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