Figure 4.1: Trends in vehicle kilometres travelled (VKT) by vehicle type, 1980–2006
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Notes:
(1) LCVs = light commercial vehicles; HCVs = heavy commercial vehicles.
(2) The broken line is used because data was collected differently after 2001, so total vehicle kilometres travelled before 2001 are not directly comparable with those travelled after 2001.
Data source: Ministry of Economic Development, 2006a; Ministry of Transport.
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Cars |
LCVs |
HCVs |
Buses |
Motorcycles |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1980 |
14,479 |
1,952 |
1,662 |
126 |
297 |
1981 |
15,104 |
2,095 |
1,710 |
134 |
327 |
1982 |
16,021 |
2,355 |
1,847 |
142 |
353 |
1983 |
16,419 |
2,441 |
1,871 |
148 |
352 |
1984 |
17,567 |
2,600 |
1,948 |
158 |
360 |
1985 |
17,903 |
2,591 |
1,979 |
164 |
346 |
1986 |
18,529 |
2,694 |
2,021 |
171 |
323 |
1987 |
19,575 |
2,862 |
2,108 |
183 |
306 |
1988 |
20,041 |
2,947 |
2,131 |
194 |
280 |
1989 |
21,005 |
3,114 |
2,204 |
216 |
259 |
1990 |
21,964 |
3,302 |
2,271 |
241 |
237 |
1991 |
22,469 |
3,408 |
2,274 |
251 |
216 |
1992 |
22,842 |
3,583 |
2,327 |
270 |
190 |
1993 |
23,680 |
3,843 |
2,432 |
294 |
180 |
1994 |
25,070 |
4,139 |
2,567 |
322 |
180 |
1995 |
26,116 |
4,375 |
2,672 |
351 |
170 |
1996 |
26,843 |
4,549 |
2,773 |
385 |
156 |
1997 |
28,027 |
4,794 |
2,892 |
428 |
151 |
1998 |
28,841 |
4,862 |
2,900 |
446 |
161 |
1999 |
29,161 |
4,769 |
2,739 |
452 |
160 |
2000 |
29,102 |
4,875 |
2,736 |
472 |
147 |
A broken line between 2000 and 2001 to represent the change in data collection methods |
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2001 |
29,821 |
3,000 |
2,344 |
380 |
278 |
2002 |
30,955 |
2,838 |
2,447 |
396 |
256 |
2003 |
32,046 |
2,751 |
2,537 |
407 |
249 |
2004 |
32,995 |
2,714 |
2,730 |
440 |
247 |
2005 |
33,402 |
2,699 |
2,796 |
440 |
264 |
2006 |
32,830 |
2,828 |
2,788 |
455 |
295 |
