Private and public use of motorcycles in cities of Sub-Saharan African cities

Pascal Pochet (), Lourdes Diaz Olvera (), Didier Plat () and Amakoé Adolehoume ()
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Pascal Pochet: LAET - Laboratoire Aménagement Économie Transports - UL2 - Université Lumière - Lyon 2 - ENTPE - École Nationale des Travaux Publics de l'État - CNRS - Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique
Lourdes Diaz Olvera: LAET - Laboratoire Aménagement Économie Transports - UL2 - Université Lumière - Lyon 2 - ENTPE - École Nationale des Travaux Publics de l'État - CNRS - Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique
Didier Plat: LAET - Laboratoire Aménagement Économie Transports - UL2 - Université Lumière - Lyon 2 - ENTPE - École Nationale des Travaux Publics de l'État - CNRS - Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique
Amakoé Adolehoume: LAET - Laboratoire Aménagement Économie Transports - UL2 - Université Lumière - Lyon 2 - ENTPE - École Nationale des Travaux Publics de l'État - CNRS - Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique

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Abstract: As urban growth contributes towards a surge in mobility needs, motorcycles are becoming increasingly present in cities in Sub-Saharan Africa. They are proving to be the transport mode best adapted to the poor road conditions and heavy congestion, as well as a solution to the structural difficulties encountered by public transport to ensure daily mobility for inhabitants. The advance of motorcycles takes different forms, depending on the cities in question: a growth driven by personal use and the rise in motorcycle taxis over the last decades.

Keywords: motorbike taxi; mobility; earnings; public health; Lomé; private motorcycle (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2017
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Published in Transport trends 2017, UITP, pp.103-105, 2017

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