Traffic Region: South West
Traffic Authority: Somerset
Road Number: A38
Road Type: Class A Principal road in Urban area
OS Grid: ST221243
Location: Taunton
Census Point ID: 82005
Census Point Coverage: A38 between A38/Castle Street junction and Park St/Compass Hill roundabout
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| 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pedal Cycles | 173 | 171 | 146 | 136 | 126 | 121 |
| Motorcycles and Mopeds | 212 | 212 | 217 | 192 | 188 | 190 |
| Cars | 17,724 | 17,623 | 12,011 | 12,249 | 12,440 | 12,348 |
| Buses and Coaches | 40 | 37 | 419 | 451 | 418 | 390 |
| Light Goods Vehicles | 2,116 | 2,140 | 1,485 | 1,557 | 1,701 | 1,790 |
| Two-axle Rigid HGVs | 149 | 148 | 136 | 129 | 131 | 130 |
| Three-axle Rigid HGVs | 28 | 30 | 18 | 19 | 18 | 19 |
| Four-axle Rigid HGVs | 2 | 2 | 49 | 47 | 53 | 54 |
| Three-axle Articulated HGVs | 21 | 15 | 9 | 11 | 11 | 12 |
| Five-axle Articulated HGVs | 14 | 13 | 16 | 16 | 14 | 14 |
| Six-axle Articulated HGVs | 11 | 11 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 |
| All HGVs | 224 | 220 | 237 | 229 | 235 | 236 |
| All motor vehicles | 20,315 | 20,232 | 14,368 | 14,677 | 14,981 | 14,954 |
| 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pedal Cycles | 44 | 43 | 90 | 84 | 78 | 75 |
| Motorcycles and Mopeds | 91 | 91 | 126 | 111 | 106 | 110 |
| Cars | 8,180 | 8,134 | 5,964 | 6,083 | 6,228 | 6,132 |
| Buses and Coaches | 15 | 14 | 237 | 255 | 253 | 221 |
| Light Goods Vehicles | 877 | 887 | 716 | 751 | 807 | 864 |
| Two-axle Rigid HGVs | 67 | 67 | 64 | 61 | 63 | 62 |
| Three-axle Rigid HGVs | 12 | 13 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 |
| Four-axle Rigid HGVs | 1 | 1 | 25 | 24 | 26 | 28 |
| Three-axle Articulated HGVs | 9 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 |
| Five-axle Articulated HGVs | 8 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 8 |
| Six-axle Articulated HGVs | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 |
| All HGVs | 101 | 99 | 109 | 105 | 109 | 108 |
| All motor vehicles | 9,265 | 9,225 | 7,153 | 7,305 | 7,504 | 7,435 |
| 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pedal Cycles | 130 | 128 | 55 | 52 | 48 | 46 |
| Motorcycles and Mopeds | 121 | 121 | 91 | 80 | 77 | 80 |
| Cars | 9,543 | 9,489 | 6,046 | 6,166 | 6,313 | 6,216 |
| Buses and Coaches | 25 | 23 | 182 | 196 | 195 | 169 |
| Light Goods Vehicles | 1,239 | 1,253 | 768 | 806 | 865 | 926 |
| Two-axle Rigid HGVs | 81 | 81 | 72 | 68 | 70 | 69 |
| Three-axle Rigid HGVs | 15 | 16 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 |
| Four-axle Rigid HGVs | 1 | 1 | 24 | 22 | 24 | 26 |
| Three-axle Articulated HGVs | 12 | 9 | 6 | 8 | 7 | 8 |
| Five-axle Articulated HGVs | 6 | 5 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 6 |
| Six-axle Articulated HGVs | 8 | 8 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 5 |
| All HGVs | 123 | 120 | 128 | 124 | 129 | 128 |
| All motor vehicles | 11,051 | 11,007 | 7,216 | 7,372 | 7,579 | 7,520 |
Figures are daily averages calculated from all traffic counts over the course of the year.
Values are rounded to the nearest whole number.
A value of zero for any entry means that there were either no recorded vehicles of that type or too few to register after rounding.
A blank value means that there were no counts made in that year.
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