Abstract The emergence of motorcycle taxis as a mode of urban transport in Africa can be seen as a bottom-up response to the larger problem of a demand that is not sufficiently met by public services. Transcending the debates regarding the relevance of this solution, this article explores motorcycle taxis as substitute for urban transport in Yaoundé, Cameroon. The study aims to improve the understanding of how drivers run their activity and to identify its impacts on the city using a mixed-methods approach. We combined the data from a three-week GPS motorcycle taxis route survey with semi-structured interviews, questionnaires and direct observation. This approach, which in itself is innovative for the study of informal transport in Africa, is an important methodological contribution. The analysis of the data collected highlights small radii of action and high inactivity rates, and helps shed light on how this mode has led to an increased demand for short trips in more diffuse urban forms. We point to the need for holistic thinking in order to better integrate motorcycle taxis into urban transportation planning policies in Yaoundé as well as other major cities in the region.

    Highlights A mixed-methods approach is used to assess the operational framework of motorcycle taxis in Yaoundé, Cameroon. GPS devices are useful to collect reliable, quantitative data in the African urban context. Motorcycle taxis respond to a specific demand for short, first or last legs of longer trips. Motorcycle taxis activities may have suboptimal economic efficiency and the offer may surpass the demand.


    Zugriff

    Zugriff prüfen

    Verfügbarkeit in meiner Bibliothek prüfen

    Bestellung bei Subito €


    Exportieren, teilen und zitieren



    Titel :

    Assessing motorcycle taxi activity in Cameroon using GPS devices


    Beteiligte:
    Kemajou, Armel (Autor:in) / Jaligot, Rémi (Autor:in) / Bosch, Martí (Autor:in) / Chenal, Jérôme (Autor:in)


    Erscheinungsdatum :

    2019-07-02




    Medientyp :

    Aufsatz (Zeitschrift)


    Format :

    Elektronische Ressource


    Sprache :

    Englisch




    The Brazilian Motorcycle Taxi Phenomenon

    Junior, J. A. O. / Filho, M. A. N. A. / American Society of Civil Engineers | British Library Conference Proceedings | 2002


    Mobile phone related crashes among motorcycle taxi drivers

    Truong, Long T. / Nguyen, Hang T.T. | Elsevier | 2019


    Monopoly Rents in Motorcycle Taxi Services in Bangkok, Thailand

    Ratanawaraha, Apiwat / Chalermpong, Saksith | Transportation Research Record | 2015


    Looking for the obvious: Motorcycle taxi services in Sub-Saharan African cities

    Diaz Olvera, Lourdes / Plat, Didier / Pochet, Pascal | Elsevier | 2019


    TRAILER TOWING TAXI AND TAXI SERVICE METHOD USING TRAILER TOWING TAXI

    IWATSUKA KOICHI / OGAWA YOSHINARI | Europäisches Patentamt | 2020

    Freier Zugriff