Asked by: Lord Smith of Clifton (Liberal Democrat - Life peer)
Question to the Department for Transport:
To ask Her Majesty’s Government what were the average speeds of traffic flows recorded in central London for the years 2008 to 2015 inclusive.
Answered by Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon
The average speeds are as set out in the table below. This information is based on material published on the Transport for London website.
Average traffic speeds (miles per hour) by functional sector of London. Working weekdays, by time period. TfL’s ‘network of interest’.
Area and time period | 2007 speed (mph) | 2008 speed (mph) | 2009 speed (mph) | 2010 speed (mph) | 2011 speed (mph) | 2012 speed (mph) | 2013 speed (mph) | 2014 speed (mph) | 2015 speed (mph) first 6 months only |
Central am peak | 9.4 | 9.1 | 9.4 | 9.4 | 9.3 | 9.3 | 9.4 | 8.9 | 8.3 |
Central inter-peak | 8.5 | 8.3 | 8.8 | 8.7 | 8.5 | 8.5 | 8.5 | 8.1 | 7.3 |
Central pm peak | 9 | 8.9 | 8.9 | 8.7 | 8.6 | 8.8 | 8.6 | 8.3 | 7.8 |
Inner am peak | 12.6 | 12.4 | 12.9 | 12.7 | 12.7 | 12.6 | 12.4 | 11.9 | 11.1 |
Inner inter-peak | 13.1 | 13 | 13.3 | 13.4 | 13.3 | 13.2 | 13.2 | 12.8 | 12.2 |
Inner PM peak | 11.4 | 11.4 | 11.2 | 11.5 | 11.4 | 11.4 | 11.2 | 10.6 | 10.3 |
Outer am peak | 19.3 | 19.6 | 20.1 | 20 | 20.1 | 19.9 | 19.5 | 18.6 | 17.7 |
Outer inter-peak | 21.3 | 21.4 | 21.4 | 21.6 | 21.6 | 21.7 | 21.8 | 21.1 | 21 |
Outer pm peak | 18.3 | 18.6 | 18.3 | 18.5 | 18.5 | 18.5 | 18.1 | 17.1 | 16.9 |