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dc.contributor.author | Booysen, M.J.![]() |
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dc.contributor.author | Ebot Ena Akpa, N.A.![]() |
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dc.contributor.other | Southern African Transport Conference (33rd : 2014 : Pretoria, South Africa) | |
dc.contributor.other | Minister of Transport, South Africa | |
dc.date.accessioned | 2014-12-15T08:31:25Z | |
dc.date.available | 2014-12-15T08:31:25Z | |
dc.date.created | 2014-12-15 | |
dc.date.issued | 2014-07 | |
dc.description | This paper was transferred from the original CD ROM created for this conference. The material was published using Adobe Acrobat 10.1.0 Technology. The original CD ROM was produced by CE Projects cc. Postal Address: PO Box 560 Irene 0062 South Africa. Tel.: +27 12 667 2074 Fax: +27 12 667 2766 E-mail: proceedings@ceprojects.co.za | en_ZA |
dc.description.abstract | Paper presented at the 33rd Annual Southern African Transport Conference 7-10 July 2014 "Leading Transport into the Future", CSIR International Convention Centre, Pretoria, South Africa. | en_ZA |
dc.description.abstract | Minibus taxis are considered to be notoriously dangerous and are seen as the epitome of bad driving in South Africa in particular, and Sub-Saharan Africa in general. Minibus taxis are used for long-distance and urban travel. This paper focuses on long-distance travel, and considers one of the routes with a high number of fatalities, namely the 1200km route travelled between Cape Town and Mthatha in the Eastern Cape. The paper presents the analysis of speed and location information, gathered by voluntary tracking of various taxis completing the notorious round trip over weekends and festive seasons. The results clearly demonstrate that no regard is paid to the legal limit of 100 km/h, with speeds of up to 159km/h recorded. Compared with normal passenger vehicles, the minibus taxis demonstrate similar speeding profiles, despite the lower speed limit. The results exhibit a speed dependence on route-section, direction of travel, departure time, and whether the driver is also the owner. | en_ZA |
dc.format.extent | 10 pages | en_ZA |
dc.format.medium | en_ZA | |
dc.identifier.citation | Booysen, MJ & Ebot Eno Akpa, NA, Minibus driving behaviour on the Cape Town to Mthatha route, Paper presented at the 33rd Annual Southern African Transport Conference 7-10 July 2014 "Leading Transport into the Future", CSIR International Convention Centre, Pretoria, South Africa. | en_ZA |
dc.identifier.isbn | 978-1-920017-61-3 | |
dc.identifier.uri | http://hdl.handle.net/2263/43045 | |
dc.language.iso | en | en_ZA |
dc.rights | University of Pretoria | en_ZA |
dc.subject | Minibus taxis | en_ZA |
dc.subject | Long-distance and urban travel | en_ZA |
dc.subject | Legal speed limits | en_ZA |
dc.subject | Direction of travel | en_ZA |
dc.subject | Routes with a high number of fatalities | en_ZA |
dc.title | Minibus driving behaviour on the Cape Town to Mthatha route | en_ZA |
dc.type | Presentation | en_ZA |