Browsing 40th Annual Southern African Transport Conference 2022 by Title
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Van loo, H.; Branković, R.; Radović, N.; Tsibadze, G.; Japardize, G.
(Southern African Transport Conference, 2022)
Road authorities often have limited or no reliable information on the actual traffic loading
on their road network. When starting to implement WIM systems on a national road
network – and assuming limited financial means ...
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Pinard, M.I.; Hongve, J.; Paige-Green, P.
(Southern African Transport Conference, 2022)
In order to minimise the cost of constructing low volume roads (LVRs), optimum use must
be made of locally available, naturally occurring materials. However, conflicts often arise
between material acceptability, as defined ...
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Komana, T.M.G.; Els, Pieter Schalk
(Southern African Transport Conference, 2022)
Traditional heavy vehicle legislation prescriptively regulates weights, dimensions, etc.,
whereas the PBS (Performance Based Standards) approach regulates vehicle safety
performance. The Smart Truck Pilot Project in South ...
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Behrens, R.; Tamuka Moyo, H.; Zuidgeest, M.
(Southern African Transport Conference, 2022)
In contrast to behavioural theories which argue that attitude informs intention and
subsequently behaviour, ‘self-perception theory’ posits that, in instances of temporarily
imposed restrictions or incentives, behaviour ...
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Simon, H.K.
(Southern African Transport Conference, 2022)
The transportation industry is one of the industries that play a significant role in the
livelihood of human beings as it connects all corners of the world. The importance of
transportation in society and the economy is ...
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Smit. R.
(Southern African Transport Conference, 2022)
Mobile payments for public transportation have been implemented worldwide. The
question however is if South Africa should follow suit and implement mobile payments as
well. The purpose of this paper is to consider a new ...
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Nalubega, S.I.
(Southern African Transport Conference, 2022)
The COVID-19 pandemic has impacted many sectors in countries, and transport is one of
them. Due to the new normal of staggered working systems, traffic congestion still proves
a problem. Nonetheless, transport institutions ...
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Mawelewele, L.
(Southern African Transport Conference, 2022)
This paper is a conceptual in nature and draws its analysis and findings from a desktop
study. The paper explores the nexus between climate change, energy, and the transport
sector with a focus on greenhouse gas emissions. ...
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Rabemiafara, M.V.
(Southern African Transport Conference, 2022)
GHG emissions are strongly linked to the climate change issue. The transport industry
including shipping is always highlighted as one of the GHG emitting sectors. Madagascar
is ranked as both an island developing state and ...
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Msibi, Z.P.
(Southern African Transport Conference, 2022)
The paper analyses the cross-border movement of minibus taxis on routes that serve
South Africa and three of its neighbours, Botswana, eSwatini, and Mozambique. It uses
geographic positioning system (GPS) data instead of ...
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Hayes, G.; Venter, C.J. (Christoffel Jacobus)
(Southern African Transport Conference, 2022)
Understanding route choice behaviour in congested, dense urban road environments is a
key factor for the development of traffic demand models, transport policy formulation and
the estimation of willingness-to-pay measures ...
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Onderwater. P.
(Southern African Transport Conference, 2022)
Last year, Statistics South Africa has reported on the National Household Travel Survey
(NHTS) for 2020, with an overview of transport aspects just prior to the Corona restrictions
(the ‘old-normal’). In this paper, the ...
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Wen, C.; Hu, J.; Tang, R.; Zhang, W.
(Southern African Transport Conference, 2022)
Based on the field survey data of Nanjing Andemen subway station, from the perspective
of travelers, this paper deeply analyzes the problems related to the transfer between
shared bicycles and rail transit, obtains the ...
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Muthige, M.M.; Beneke, J.D.; Robbertze, N.; Manuel, S.
(Southern African Transport Conference, 2022)
The rapid and strong flow of economic development and competition has compelled
businesses in both the informal and formal sectors to be competitive in every way.
Furthermore, this rapid and strong flow has resulted in ...
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Sasman, N.; Behrens, R.
(Southern African Transport Conference, 2022)
In Cape Town a mechanism, referred to as ‘public transport areas’ (PT areas), was
introduced in 2014 to allow for the decreased provision of off-street parking in areas wellserved by public transport. This mechanism was ...
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Nomlala, B.; Mthembu, Z.; Mturi, G.; Hefer, A.
(Southern African Transport Conference, 2022)
Bitumen and aggregates are the main constituents of asphalt; their physical and chemical
properties have a direct influence on the performance of the mixture. Adhesion between
mineral aggregates and bitumen is an important ...
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Matshwane, M.
(Southern African Transport Conference, 2022)
The South African transport sector entered the age of Covid already beset by several
major challenges. Ageing infrastructure; a lack of impartial regulatory bodies; an
unfriendly environment for private sector collaboration; ...
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Van den berg, L.
(Southern African Transport Conference, 2022)
The sudden declaration of a State of Disaster in South Africa at the end of March 2020,
and the subsequent regulations governing the transport sector in how to respond to and
mitigate the spread of the COVID-19 disease, ...
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Otto, G.G.; Franceschi, L.; De Melo Gevaerd, B.; De Souza, R.A.; Valente, A.M.
(Southern African Transport Conference, 2022)
Weight enforcement is essential for highway infrastructure conservation. Overweight
vehicles represent an exponentially higher degradation for the pavement then those inside
the legal limits. They also represent increased ...
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Onderwater, P.; Da Silva, E.
(Southern African Transport Conference, 2022)
The Netherlands is regarded as one of the most prominent cycling countries in the world. It
also has one of the best railway systems in the world. Interestingly, the combination of
‘cycling to railway stations’ has a very ...