A decline in organized public transport systems has led to rapid growth in non-conventional means of public transport, initially provided by minibuses and shared taxi/vans, and more recently by commercial motorcycles. Unlike cities in South and East Asia, ownership and use of motorized two-wheelers as a personalized vehicle is very small in sub-Saharan cities. However, over the past decade there has been a significant growth in the use of motorcycles...
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2011/04/01
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Understanding the emerging role of motorcycles in African cities : a political economy perspective
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Public Transport
Citation
Kumar, Ajay.
Understanding the emerging role of motorcycles in African cities : a political economy perspective (English). Sub-Saharan Africa Transport Policy Program (SSATP) discussion paper|no. 13 Washington, DC: World Bank. http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/391141468007199012