It's relevant because you want to argue that the average speed on non-SRN roads might be higher than the DfT think it is. You need to go very fast indeed on Rural B-roads to make up for the 17.4… (View Post)

It probably turns out to be a lot less cycle friendly than it looks once you begin trying to do so. That's my experience. Places which put in place actual high quality cycling infrastructure ten… (View Post)

DfT measures suggest the average speed, including traffic jams, on urban A roads, is 17.4mph. (View Post)

That isn't the case for the average motorist though. The split between Motorway plus Rural A, and Urban A plus Minor Roads, is close to 50/50. (View Post)

Only 71% of commuters use a car or van (as drive or passenger) as their primary mode of travel to work (per Census 2021) so I'm thinking you could very easily induce a higher level than that - n… (View Post)