https://github.com/bbc-data-unit/christmas-traffic-2018

Christmas traffic: Where to avoid on the roads and rail
https://github.com/bbc-data-unit/christmas-traffic-2018

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Christmas traffic: Where to avoid on the roads and rail

• Host: GitHub
• URL: https://github.com/bbc-data-unit/christmas-traffic-2018
• Owner: BBC-Data-Unit
• Created: 2019-01-02T10:00:19.000Z (over 6 years ago)
• Default Branch: master
• Last Pushed: 2019-01-02T11:33:44.000Z (over 6 years ago)
• Last Synced: 2024-12-27T08:42:15.268Z (6 months ago)
• Topics: christmas, delays, transport
• Homepage: https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-46650112
• Size: 354 KB
• Stars: 0
• Watchers: 5
• Forks: 0
• Open Issues: 0
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  • Readme: README.md

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# Christmas traffic: Where to avoid on the roads and rail

![](https://raw.githubusercontent.com/BBC-Data-Unit/christmas-traffic-2018/master/bbcbreakfasttweet.png)

In December 2018 we [reported](https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-46650112) on which areas to avoid and what times traffic would be busiest over the Christmas period. The story complemented other reporting across the corporation, as shown in [the tweet above](https://twitter.com/BBCBreakfast/status/1074576968488796161).

## Get the data

* XLS: [In numbers: expected Christmas getaway trips by day, plus worst delays; In full: roads expected to be worst affected](https://github.com/BBC-Data-Unit/christmas-traffic-2018/blob/master/2018%20-%20RAC%20INRIX%20Christmas%20travel.xlsx)

## Quotes and interviews

* Spokesperson, Inrix

* Spokesperson, RAC

* Spokesperson, Highways England

* Spokesperson, Traffic Scotland

* Spokesperson, Network Rail

## Visualisation

![](https://ichef.bbci.co.uk/news/624/cpsprodpb/A033/production/_104911014_datapic-traffic_birmingham-spic6-nc.png)

* Infographic: Worst times to travel

* Table: Roads expected to be busy for the Christmas getaway

* Table: Longest sets of roadworks staying in place

## Related repos

* In 2016 we first [reported on the best Christmas transport to avoid - and when](https://github.com/BBC-Data-Unit/Christmas-travel).

* This was [repeated last year](https://github.com/BBC-Data-Unit/christmas-traffic-2017)

* In Easter 2018 we [reported on expected traffic disruption](https://github.com/BBC-Data-Unit/easter-travel)

* [All delays-related repos can be found here](https://github.com/search?q=topic%3Adelays+org%3ABBC-Data-Unit&type=Repositories)

* [All transport-related repos can be found here](https://github.com/search?q=topic%3Atransport+org%3ABBC-Data-Unit&type=Repositories)