This statistic illustrates the time difference (headway) between articulated heavy goods vehicles (HGVs) and the vehicle in front in Great Britain between 2009 and 2018, in percent. In the period of record, articulated heavy goods vehicles were most frequently observed to be over 6 seconds behind the preceding vehicle. The percentage of vehicles observed to be over 6 seconds behind the preceding vehicle declined from 41 to 38 percent between 2009 and 2018.
Headway between articulated heavy goods vehicles and the vehicle in front in Great Britain from 2009 to 2018 (in percentage)
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Department for Transport (UK). (June 26, 2019). Headway between articulated heavy goods vehicles and the vehicle in front in Great Britain from 2009 to 2018 (in percentage) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved April 20, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/633333/gb-time-difference-between-articulated-hgvs-and-vehicle-in-front/
Department for Transport (UK). "Headway between articulated heavy goods vehicles and the vehicle in front in Great Britain from 2009 to 2018 (in percentage) ." Chart. June 26, 2019. Statista. Accessed April 20, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/633333/gb-time-difference-between-articulated-hgvs-and-vehicle-in-front/
Department for Transport (UK). (2019). Headway between articulated heavy goods vehicles and the vehicle in front in Great Britain from 2009 to 2018 (in percentage) . Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: April 20, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/633333/gb-time-difference-between-articulated-hgvs-and-vehicle-in-front/
Department for Transport (UK). "Headway between Articulated Heavy Goods Vehicles and The Vehicle in Front in Great Britain from 2009 to 2018 (in Percentage) ." Statista, Statista Inc., 26 Jun 2019, https://www.statista.com/statistics/633333/gb-time-difference-between-articulated-hgvs-and-vehicle-in-front/
Department for Transport (UK), Headway between articulated heavy goods vehicles and the vehicle in front in Great Britain from 2009 to 2018 (in percentage) Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/633333/gb-time-difference-between-articulated-hgvs-and-vehicle-in-front/ (last visited April 20, 2024)
Headway between articulated heavy goods vehicles and the vehicle in front in Great Britain from 2009 to 2018 (in percentage) [Graph], Department for Transport (UK), June 26, 2019. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/633333/gb-time-difference-between-articulated-hgvs-and-vehicle-in-front/