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40th Annual Southern African Transport Conference 2022: Recent submissions
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(Southern African Transport Conference, 2022)Like other sub-Saharan African countries in the tropics, the middle-belt of Ghana has rolling and mountainous landscapes with road problems usually associated with drainage and erosion control. Undulating terrains characterised ...
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(Southern African Transport Conference, 2022)South Africa is using Marine Spatial Planning to support the sustainable unlocking of economic opportunities from the ocean. Marine Spatial Planning guides where and when activities can take place in the ocean and is ...
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(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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(Southern African Transport Conference, 2022)There is currently a limited understanding of the underlying barriers and enablers in African cities that may influence the development of walking or pedestrian policies and the implementation of existing policies. A recent ...
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(Southern African Transport Conference, 2022)Inclusive infrastructure has been a concept that South Africa has been grappling with. This uncertainty is predominantly due to a historical lack of information available, nationally. Where bits and pieces of information ...
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(Southern African Transport Conference, 2022)Freight forwarding contributes to international trade and is a vital link in the business-tobusiness value chain. Air and sea transportation users connect manufacturers (exporters) to customers (importers) or the final ...
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(Southern African Transport Conference, 2022)Whereas international trade was previously the preserve of organised business, the digital revolution and the increased popularity of online purchases through the internet, has meant that international trade is now easily ...
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(Southern African Transport Conference, 2022)Transport is a major concern for South Africans and remains a constraint to the livelihoods of many people. Concerns range from the state of road, rail and facility infrastructure and service levels of public transport to ...
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(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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(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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(Southern African Transport Conference, 2022)The advent of the fourth industrial revolution and the need for connectedness have increased both data availability and quality. This data surge can also be seen in the transport and mobility industry. Anything from onboard ...
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Experiments in understanding passenger needs on the first and last mile of the public transport trip (Southern African Transport Conference, 2022)Transport planners traditionally pay more attention to the in-vehicle quality of public transport, focusing first on issues of vehicle quality, travel speed, and affordability. The out-of-vehicle components of the trip ...
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(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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(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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(Southern African Transport Conference, 2022)Public Transport in its various forms is the most widely used form of transportation by commuters within South Africa. It caters for the travel needs of up to 70% of commuters, and therefore plays a significant role in ...
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(Southern African Transport Conference, 2022)In the City of Cape Town (the City), a significant increase in the use of minibus taxi services by commuters are experienced. Reasons cited for this are the rise in fuel prices, rapid decline in rail services, increased ...
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(Southern African Transport Conference, 2022)Since the 60’s, the policy makers have been aware of the impacts of overloading on traffic safety, on damages for infrastructure and on unfair competition between transport companies and transport modes. More resources ...
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(Southern African Transport Conference, 2022)CAMEA Weigh-In-Motion has been equipped at almost 900 traffic lanes so far, out of which approximately 200 are used for a direct enforcement application. Based on this experience, the system producer was able to identify ...
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(Southern African Transport Conference, 2022)The presentation addresses the current legal position on the requirements for mass measuring. A quick history on the Trade Metrology Act, 77 of 1973 and the scope of the legislation. The provisions of the Legal Metrology ...
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(Southern African Transport Conference, 2022)Vehicle overloading causes premature deterioration of road investments and poses a threat to road safety. To remedy this situation, the Brazilian government invested in Weigh-in-Motion (WIM) developments that resulted in ...
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