Engaging minibus taxi drivers in the quest for child safer roads

A Janmohammed, A Van Niekerk… - Global Health …, 2019 - journals.uct.ac.za
South Africa has double the world average child road fatality rate, with at least 1 300
children killed every year. A leading contributor to this public health challenge is the lack of …

Schoolbus driver performance can be improved with driver training, safety incentivisation, and vehicle roadworthy modifications

A Van Niekerk, R Govender, R Jacobs… - South African Medical …, 2017 - ajol.info
Abstract In South Africa (SA), the school transport industry provides millions of children with
a means of travelling to and from school. The industry has, however, been reported to be …

ROAD AHEAD: SETTING THE BASIS FOR A TRANSFORMED MINIBUS TAXI INDUSTRY IN SOUTH AFRICA

SC FOBOSI - WIT Transactions on Ecology and the Environment, 2023 - witpress.com
The lack of political will has hindered the progress of the minibus taxi industry's
transformation efforts. The ANC government embraced the idea of a developmental state …

[图书][B] Minibus taxis, public transport, and the poor

A Kerr - 2018 - documents.worldbank.org
In this report I document public transport accessibility, focusing particularly on minibus taxis
and on poor households, and describe the costs of commuting to work, using the 2013 …

[HTML][HTML] A Cross-Sector Framework to Boost the Sustainable Implementation of Integrated Transport and Spatial Strategies to Improve Safety and Mobility of Moto-Taxi …

ME Mwebesa, CC Chou, K Yoh, K Doi - Frontiers in Sustainable Cities, 2021 - frontiersin.org
Globally, motorcycle riders make up the biggest percentage of vulnerable road user
fatalities. The percentages are higher in African cities where moto-taxi transport is not only …

[PDF][PDF] Teaching children in developing countries to be safe road users

A Quimby - … Technology Transfer Conference in Africa, Arusha …, 2001 - transport-links.com
Road accidents continue to be a major health and social problem for both developing and
developed countries. World-wide around one million people are killed in road accidents …

Motorised transport for kindergarten children in Uganda

M Nakitto, R Lett - Injury Prevention, 2010 - injuryprevention.bmj.com
Introduction Kindergarten children are one of the vulnerable groups affected by road traffic
injury. There are no laws in Uganda for transporting children. This study reviews known risk …

The perception of public transport drivers (PTDs) on preventing road traffic injury (RTIs) in Vanuatu: a qualitative study

S Fanai, M Mohammadnezhad - … studies on health and well-being, 2022 - Taylor & Francis
ABSTRACT Purpose Road Traffic Injury (RTI) is major public health concern globally and is
excessively affecting vulnerable road users in the pacific Island nations. This study aimed to …

[PDF][PDF] Coffins on wheels: A bioethical study of work conditions, driver behaviour and road safety in the Johannesburg minibus taxi industry

LAE Randall - 2019 - wiredspace.wits.ac.za
Road traffic injuries and deaths (RTID) are a global public health crisis affecting the ethically
charged road traffic system, and disproportionately affect the poor. By world standards South …

Urban travel patterns and safety among school children around Accra, Ghana

M Poku-Boansi, C Amoako, DO Atuah - Journal of Transport & Health, 2019 - Elsevier
Introduction Urban transport and travel safety in African cities have not received enough
attention in global research and policy. This paper contributes to this gap, by exploring how …