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Private Urban Transport Modes
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Private Urban Transport Modes
Cycling
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Private Urban Transport Modes
Cars
Taxis
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People that own a car
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Main mode to work - % of commuters
Province % of households with one or more cars
Number of cars per household
Western Cape 45.5 0.68
Eastern Cape 15.5 0.23
Northern Cape 25.4 0.41
Free State 21.8 0.32
KwaZulu-Natal 23.2 0.34
North West 22.4 0.33
Gauteng 33 0.56
Mpumalanga 23.5 0.37
Limpopo 17.2 0.24
RSA 26.1 0.40
Car Travel
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People that own a car
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Traveling by Car
• Congestion?• Toll Roads?• Solutions?•Why car travel?
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Major Highways
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Major Highways
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Minibus Taxis
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Minibus Taxis
•Majority of South Africans make use of Taxis•Of the 36 lives lost daily on our roads – 3 are killed in taxi related incidents (Arrive Alive)
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24%
5%
Main mode of travel to workCar Walk Train Bus Minibus Taxi Other
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Minibus Taxis
Taxi Language
Taxi Driving
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Cycling
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Cycling in Cape Town
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Cycling in Cape Town
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Cycling in Cape Town
Dedicated Bus Lanes
Dedicated Cycle Lane
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Cycling in South Africa
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Train Bus Taxi Car Walk / Cycle
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Urban
Rural
Who makes use of Cycling to education
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Cycling• Changing Cities to ‘Cycle Friendly’• small amount of people make use
of cycling as transportation mode• Why / Why Not?–Weather– Fitness– Safety– Community– Environment
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