Traffic Region: East of England
Traffic Authority: Bedford
Road Number: A6
Road Type: Class A Principal road in Urban area
OS Grid: TL050497
Location: Bedford
Census Point ID: 75209
Census Point Coverage: A6 between Horne Lane and High St
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| 2000 | 2001 | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pedal Cycles | 176 | 136 | 141 | 126 | 102 | 86 | 135 | 84 | 95 | 95 | 96 | 106 | 129 | 127 | 124 | 115 | 107 |
| Motorcycles and Mopeds | 143 | 137 | 142 | 202 | 133 | 109 | 95 | 91 | 87 | 97 | 92 | 78 | 96 | 107 | 103 | 91 | 89 |
| Cars | 10,219 | 11,717 | 11,904 | 11,464 | 11,613 | 11,078 | 10,868 | 10,694 | 10,459 | 10,689 | 10,625 | 10,593 | 10,697 | 10,602 | 10,890 | 11,106 | 11,279 |
| Buses and Coaches | 554 | 720 | 726 | 706 | 579 | 546 | 507 | 461 | 401 | 397 | 450 | 425 | 460 | 481 | 463 | 499 | 462 |
| Light Goods Vehicles | 1,285 | 1,164 | 1,248 | 1,355 | 1,492 | 1,591 | 1,615 | 1,700 | 1,736 | 1,762 | 1,882 | 2,100 | 1,066 | 1,108 | 1,185 | 1,242 | 1,357 |
| Two-axle Rigid HGVs | 294 | 225 | 213 | 206 | 251 | 272 | 262 | 244 | 244 | 222 | 236 | 240 | 112 | 113 | 116 | 110 | 111 |
| Three-axle Rigid HGVs | 24 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 22 | 24 | 22 | 21 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 25 | 28 | 30 | 33 | 34 | 34 |
| Four-axle Rigid HGVs | 34 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 20 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 25 | 24 | 21 | 24 | 18 | 20 | 22 | 21 | 24 |
| Three-axle Articulated HGVs | 40 | 17 | 15 | 14 | 15 | 12 | 10 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 7 | 6 | 12 | 9 | 8 | 10 | 10 |
| Five-axle Articulated HGVs | 25 | 32 | 28 | 25 | 24 | 19 | 15 | 13 | 11 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 16 | 15 | 13 | 12 | 11 |
| Six-axle Articulated HGVs | 14 | 21 | 23 | 25 | 30 | 29 | 28 | 26 | 25 | 24 | 24 | 26 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 12 |
| All HGVs | 431 | 326 | 310 | 302 | 362 | 379 | 360 | 335 | 335 | 308 | 320 | 330 | 199 | 201 | 205 | 199 | 202 |
| All motor vehicles | 12,632 | 14,064 | 14,330 | 14,029 | 14,179 | 13,703 | 13,445 | 13,281 | 13,018 | 13,253 | 13,369 | 13,526 | 12,519 | 12,500 | 12,845 | 13,137 | 13,389 |
| 2000 | 2001 | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pedal Cycles | 129 | 127 | |||||||||||||||
| Motorcycles and Mopeds | 96 | 107 | |||||||||||||||
| Cars | 10,697 | 10,602 | |||||||||||||||
| Buses and Coaches | 460 | 481 | |||||||||||||||
| Light Goods Vehicles | 1,066 | 1,108 | |||||||||||||||
| Two-axle Rigid HGVs | 112 | 113 | |||||||||||||||
| Three-axle Rigid HGVs | 28 | 30 | |||||||||||||||
| Four-axle Rigid HGVs | 18 | 20 | |||||||||||||||
| Three-axle Articulated HGVs | 12 | 9 | |||||||||||||||
| Five-axle Articulated HGVs | 16 | 15 | |||||||||||||||
| Six-axle Articulated HGVs | 14 | 14 | |||||||||||||||
| All HGVs | 199 | 201 | |||||||||||||||
| All motor vehicles | 12,519 | 12,500 |
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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