Traffic Region: East of England
Traffic Authority: Bedford
Road Number: A6
Road Type: Class A Principal road in Urban area
OS Grid: TL039508
Location: Bedford
Census Point ID: 77213
Census Point Coverage: A6 between A5141 and Cut Throat Lane
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| 2000 | 2001 | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pedal Cycles | 15 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 13 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 4 |
| Motorcycles and Mopeds | 100 | 52 | 82 | 71 | 181 | 70 | 172 | 146 | 115 | 119 | 105 | 114 | 83 | 83 | 86 | 82 | 82 | 86 |
| Cars | 8,594 | 7,785 | 7,760 | 8,900 | 9,914 | 10,180 | 10,440 | 10,862 | 9,727 | 9,610 | 9,427 | 9,454 | 11,807 | 11,589 | 11,752 | 11,613 | 11,757 | 13,123 |
| Buses and Coaches | 48 | 77 | 78 | 70 | 82 | 82 | 90 | 100 | 31 | 31 | 32 | 34 | 71 | 65 | 66 | 68 | 67 | 91 |
| Light Goods Vehicles | 1,552 | 1,151 | 1,101 | 1,358 | 1,573 | 1,773 | 1,696 | 1,804 | 1,617 | 1,648 | 1,696 | 1,794 | 1,857 | 1,994 | 2,143 | 2,294 | 2,477 | 2,164 |
| Two-axle Rigid HGVs | 290 | 345 | 272 | 349 | 352 | 311 | 307 | 346 | 270 | 245 | 257 | 261 | 192 | 191 | 190 | 190 | 199 | 244 |
| Three-axle Rigid HGVs | 23 | 30 | 25 | 18 | 28 | 62 | 74 | 46 | 37 | 36 | 37 | 40 | 44 | 47 | 50 | 55 | 52 | 57 |
| Four-axle Rigid HGVs | 37 | 66 | 97 | 49 | 38 | 56 | 59 | 53 | 58 | 56 | 48 | 55 | 62 | 69 | 74 | 74 | 85 | 75 |
| Three-axle Articulated HGVs | 50 | 65 | 50 | 52 | 60 | 68 | 41 | 58 | 31 | 27 | 32 | 24 | 29 | 22 | 23 | 28 | 29 | 49 |
| Five-axle Articulated HGVs | 51 | 72 | 82 | 91 | 115 | 89 | 143 | 134 | 110 | 88 | 81 | 80 | 177 | 168 | 160 | 160 | 150 | 195 |
| Six-axle Articulated HGVs | 47 | 64 | 82 | 86 | 103 | 107 | 79 | 109 | 128 | 116 | 114 | 121 | 138 | 140 | 154 | 155 | 160 | 124 |
| All HGVs | 498 | 642 | 608 | 645 | 696 | 693 | 703 | 746 | 634 | 568 | 569 | 581 | 642 | 637 | 650 | 661 | 674 | 744 |
| All motor vehicles | 10,792 | 9,707 | 9,629 | 11,044 | 12,446 | 12,798 | 13,101 | 13,658 | 12,124 | 11,976 | 11,829 | 11,977 | 14,459 | 14,368 | 14,697 | 14,718 | 15,058 | 16,208 |
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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