2003 TRAFFIC OFFENCE SURVEY:: Comprehensive Report on Fatal Crash Statistics and Road Traffic Information

Part 13 Traffic Volumes on National Roads

Average Annual Daily Traffic (AADT) on AADT per Annum % Change
National Routes per Province 2001 2002 2003 2001-2002 2002-2003
GA Gauteng 60,850 63,098 65,469 3.70 3.76
KZ KwaZulu-Natal 12,465 12,892 13,327 3.43 3.37
WC Western Cape 5,078 5,308 5,605 4.53 5.60
EC Eastern Cape 2,954 3,058 3,197 3.50 4.55
FS Free State 4,607 4,786 4,868 3.88 1.71
MP Mpumalanga 8,079 8,478 8,900 4.94 4.98
NW North West 4,415 4,640 4,835 5.08 4.21
LP Limpopo 6,124 6,117 6,191 -0.11 1.21
NC Northern Cape 2,411 2,594 2,613 7.57 0.72
RSA Average for all National Routes 17,971 18,641 19,335 3.73 3.72
 
Average Annual Daily Traffic (AADT) AADT per Annum % Change
Route From - To 2001 2002 2003 2001-2002 2002-2003
N 1 Cape Town to Bloemfontein 6,140 6,405 6,549 4.31 2.24
N 1 Bloemfontein to Johannesburg 7,836 8,112 8,276 3.52 2.02
N 1 Johannesburg (West) to Pretoria (East) 99,440 102,605 106,356 3.18 3.66
N 1 Pretoria to Polokwane 6,124 6,117 6,191 -0.11 1.21
N 2 Cape Town to Port Elizabeth 4,724 5,045 5,488 6.80 8.78
N 2 Port Elizabeth to Durban 9,383 9,558 9,912 1.87 3.70
N 2 Durban to Ermelo 7,226 7,603 8,120 5.21 6.80
N3 Johannesburg to Durban 26,333 27,482 28,203 4.36 2.62
N4 Pretoria to Komatipoort 11,472 12,101 12,530 5.48 3.55
N5 Winburg to Harrismith 2,545 2,603 2,693 2.29 3.43
N6 Bloemfontein to East London 1,923 1,935 2,057 0.61 6.29
N7 Cape Town to Springbok 3,159 3,235 3,320 2.42 2.64
N8 Maseru to Bloemfontein 2,350 2,481 2,608 5.60 5.12
N12 Witbank to Johannesburg 5,767 6,111 6,549 5.96 7.17
N12 Johannesburg to Beaufort West 7,726 8,020 8,298 3.81 3.46
N14 Johannesburg to Kimberley 1,708 1,831 1,913 7.21 4.49
N17 Johannesburg to Ermelo 7,547 7,825 8,260 3.69 5.55
All other National Routes 3,177 3,220 3,321 1.34 3.14