Motorbike taxis in the "transport crisis" of West and Central African cities
Motorized two-wheelers have been appropriated for a commercial activity, the motorbike taxi, in a number of Sub-Saharan African cities. The aim of this paper is to determine the conditions which have made it possible for motorized two-wheelers to become a major public transport mode, and to highligh...
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| author | Lourdes Diaz Olvera Didier Plat Pascal Pochet Sahabana Maïdadi |
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| description | Motorized two-wheelers have been appropriated for a commercial activity, the motorbike taxi, in a number of Sub-Saharan African cities. The aim of this paper is to determine the conditions which have made it possible for motorized two-wheelers to become a major public transport mode, and to highlight their role in daily travel. The rise of motorbike taxis can be explained by the shortage of transport supply, the availability of factors of production and the permissiveness of the regulatory framework. Motorbike taxis extend access to motorized modes of transport to larger groups of population whose travel needs are not satisfied by the other modes of public transport. |
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| spelling | doaj-art-75ef443f9eb1480fb72cfe0fa1cff32e2025-01-30T12:45:00ZfraPôle de Recherche pour l'Organisation et la diffusion de l'Information GéographiqueEchoGéo1963-11972012-07-012010.4000/echogeo.13080Motorbike taxis in the "transport crisis" of West and Central African citiesLourdes Diaz OlveraDidier PlatPascal PochetSahabana MaïdadiMotorized two-wheelers have been appropriated for a commercial activity, the motorbike taxi, in a number of Sub-Saharan African cities. The aim of this paper is to determine the conditions which have made it possible for motorized two-wheelers to become a major public transport mode, and to highlight their role in daily travel. The rise of motorbike taxis can be explained by the shortage of transport supply, the availability of factors of production and the permissiveness of the regulatory framework. Motorbike taxis extend access to motorized modes of transport to larger groups of population whose travel needs are not satisfied by the other modes of public transport.https://journals.openedition.org/echogeo/13080povertymotorbike taxitravel behaviourpublic transport supplyurban transport |
| spellingShingle | Lourdes Diaz Olvera Didier Plat Pascal Pochet Sahabana Maïdadi Motorbike taxis in the "transport crisis" of West and Central African cities EchoGéo poverty motorbike taxi travel behaviour public transport supply urban transport |
| title | Motorbike taxis in the "transport crisis" of West and Central African cities |
| title_full | Motorbike taxis in the "transport crisis" of West and Central African cities |
| title_fullStr | Motorbike taxis in the "transport crisis" of West and Central African cities |
| title_full_unstemmed | Motorbike taxis in the "transport crisis" of West and Central African cities |
| title_short | Motorbike taxis in the "transport crisis" of West and Central African cities |
| title_sort | motorbike taxis in the transport crisis of west and central african cities |
| topic | poverty motorbike taxi travel behaviour public transport supply urban transport |
| url | https://journals.openedition.org/echogeo/13080 |
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