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The Road Urban or Rural [[dimension]] is a value calculated by the Department for Transport based on location information about each [[crash]] reported in [[STATS19]]. The value is used in the production of many table of information published in [[Road Casualties Great Britain]]. | The Road Urban or Rural [[dimension]] is a value calculated by the Department for Transport based on location information about each [[crash]] reported in [[STATS19]]. The value is used in the production of many table of information published in [[Road Casualties Great Britain]]. | ||
| - | The following definitions of what constitute rural and urban roads are reproduced from the ''Definitions, symbols and conventions'' section of [http://www.dft.gov.uk/adobepdf/162469/221412/221549/227755/rrcgb2008.pdf | + | The following definitions of what constitute rural and urban roads are reproduced from the ''Definitions, symbols and conventions'' section of [http://www.dft.gov.uk/adobepdf/162469/221412/221549/227755/rrcgb2008.pdf RRCGB 2008]: |
'''Rural Roads''' | '''Rural Roads''' | ||
Revision as of 15:35, 13 May 2010
The Road Urban or Rural dimension is a value calculated by the Department for Transport based on location information about each crash reported in STATS19. The value is used in the production of many table of information published in Road Casualties Great Britain.
The following definitions of what constitute rural and urban roads are reproduced from the Definitions, symbols and conventions section of RRCGB 2008:
Rural Roads
Major roads and minor roads outside urban areas and having a population of less than 10 thousand. .Motorways in rural areas are shown separately and ... are excluded from the totals for rural roads.
Urban Roads
Major and minor roads within an urban area with a population of 10 thousand or more. The definition is based on the 1991 Office of the Deputy Prime Minister definition of urban settlements. The urban areas used for this bulletin are based on 2001 census data. Motorways in urban areas are shown separately and ... are excluded from the totals for urban roads.
