The urban motorcycle taxi sector in Sub-Saharan Africa: needs, practices and equity issues
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2024-05-13Author
Fredrick, Owino
Krijn, Peters
Jack, Jenkins
Paul, Opiyo
Reginald, Chetto
Simon, Ntramah
Mugisha, Marion Mutabazi
ames, Vincent
Ted, P. Johnson
Rosemarie, T. Santos
Patrick, Hayombe
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Motorcycle taxis in Sub-Saharan Africa are an essential compo-
nent of the urban transport mix, providing vital services - such as
access to markets, education and health facilities - to citty dwell-
ers across the continent. Transport regulators and policymakers
have nonetheless remained reluctant to engage with this
expanding sector, which seems to be the prefereed mode of
transport. Primary data were collected in five Sub-Saharan
African countries during the last quarter of 2020 using qualitative
interviews with key stakeholders relevant to the urban motor-
cycle taxi sector and quantitative motorcycle taxi operator sur-
veys. There is a substantial prospect to come up with best
practices within this sector by identifying and learning from the
experiences of various stakeholders including motorcycle taxi
and motor tricycle taxi operators, unions, institutions, traffic
police, and users of these services. In additon, the data shows
that there are ample opportunities for increased collaboration
between the stakeholders, to ensure the sector’s continuos con-
tribution to socio-economic development. Planning for a more
sustainable and integrated transport system in Sub-Saharan
African cities requires acknowledging the significant position
taken up in this by the motorcycle and tricycle taxi.