Traffic levels on British roads fell in the first quarter 2010 compared to last year, according to official statistics.
Department for transport's road traffic and congestion in Great Britain report revealed that overall traffic had fallen levels of 2.1% over the same period in 2009, based on preliminary Zahlen.Dies follows a 2009, where estimated total traffic by the Government to be declined 1.3% compared to 2008.
And during light van and truck transport both had increased slightly, car traffic went down by 3%.
Traffic on roads showed the largest decrease, highway and rural 'A'-road also rejected with average journey times between urban areas.
These changes erkennbar.Verkehr are level on urban 'A' roads to urban routes were the only road category to a fall - to show mirroring the lack of change in traffic among the ten largest urban areas in England.
A report last month by sat nav maker TomTom suggested that UK some cities the most congested urban roads in Europe haben.Laut anonymous travel time data collected by sat nav devices, London, Edinburgh and Belfast rank in the top ten most congested urban areas.
A spokesman for the road Alliance Admiral News said: "If times are tough and the driver are hard bags is taken, then people check whether you need to make trips."
However, more money called you to be reinvested in the road network, to support the Government predictions of "robust growth" in the future.
"Our main concern is that a discount of 2% is a huge amount, and it isn't something that is will continue", she added.
"Once the economy recovers, traffic will grow again road networks are under pressure and we should be prepared."
Meanwhile the automotive industry said the predicted decline of sales of new cars should be not so bad as expected this year.
The society of motor manufacturers and traders (SMMT) said that it now expected registered 1.92 million cars in 2010 policy.This corresponds to a decline of 3.6% compared to 2009, is lower than the 8.9% predicted fall in January the SMMT.
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