Traffic Region: North West
Traffic Authority: Lancashire
Road Number: A59
Road Type: Class A Principal road in Urban area
OS Grid: SD566301
Location: Preston
Census Point ID: 77917
Census Point Coverage: A59 between A5085 and Glenluce Drive
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| 2000 | 2001 | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pedal Cycles | 66 | 62 | 66 | 61 | 60 | 63 | 60 | 61 | 44 | 51 | 74 | 47 | 44 | 29 | 23 | 23 | 31 | 19 |
| Motorcycles and Mopeds | 156 | 200 | 204 | 323 | 328 | 315 | 342 | 344 | 236 | 247 | 205 | 127 | 124 | 138 | 142 | 147 | 139 | 68 |
| Cars | 22,940 | 21,484 | 22,107 | 31,306 | 31,838 | 31,615 | 32,153 | 31,928 | 30,573 | 30,175 | 22,825 | 21,381 | 21,226 | 21,341 | 21,832 | 22,491 | 19,789 | 20,370 |
| Buses and Coaches | 166 | 109 | 113 | 236 | 195 | 187 | 180 | 170 | 180 | 189 | 132 | 121 | 123 | 133 | 149 | 147 | 116 | 103 |
| Light Goods Vehicles | 3,476 | 3,854 | 3,886 | 4,057 | 4,516 | 4,723 | 4,950 | 5,485 | 3,875 | 4,003 | 2,535 | 3,199 | 3,331 | 3,497 | 3,754 | 4,173 | 3,472 | 3,788 |
| Two-axle Rigid HGVs | 1,003 | 853 | 876 | 1,277 | 1,364 | 1,372 | 1,412 | 1,439 | 1,070 | 990 | 1,009 | 689 | 682 | 466 | 446 | 466 | 331 | 307 |
| Three-axle Rigid HGVs | 150 | 83 | 93 | 138 | 156 | 153 | 153 | 156 | 124 | 126 | 121 | 88 | 94 | 71 | 73 | 83 | 87 | 71 |
| Four-axle Rigid HGVs | 76 | 141 | 157 | 55 | 64 | 68 | 74 | 83 | 164 | 158 | 45 | 73 | 82 | 108 | 110 | 115 | 72 | 43 |
| Three-axle Articulated HGVs | 228 | 372 | 347 | 165 | 158 | 142 | 129 | 112 | 209 | 193 | 130 | 42 | 33 | 77 | 78 | 99 | 45 | 57 |
| Five-axle Articulated HGVs | 262 | 282 | 251 | 212 | 189 | 167 | 150 | 144 | 264 | 228 | 80 | 75 | 74 | 99 | 92 | 95 | 80 | 144 |
| Six-axle Articulated HGVs | 187 | 177 | 199 | 229 | 254 | 272 | 294 | 306 | 236 | 229 | 242 | 161 | 169 | 81 | 86 | 89 | 115 | 77 |
| All HGVs | 1,906 | 1,908 | 1,923 | 2,076 | 2,185 | 2,174 | 2,212 | 2,240 | 2,067 | 1,924 | 1,627 | 1,128 | 1,134 | 901 | 884 | 947 | 730 | 700 |
| All motor vehicles | 28,644 | 27,555 | 28,233 | 37,998 | 39,062 | 39,014 | 39,837 | 40,167 | 36,931 | 36,538 | 27,324 | 25,956 | 25,938 | 26,010 | 26,761 | 27,904 | 24,247 | 25,029 |
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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