| dc.description.abstract | A few years ago bicycles, buses and trains were the main mode of transport for the
movement of indigent persons and goods in the study area of Mafikeng. From the late
seventies, with the advent of taxis everywhere, these established modes of transport
diminished to an extent that, in this recent study, well over 90 percent of the 200
interviewed commuters, were shown to be affirmed regular minibus-taxi passengers. It
has been proved by this research and others that the taxi industry, provides passengers
with a relatively comfortable and acceptable transport system.
However, an increase in vehicle ownership and the flourishing taxi business, have
complicated and compromised road traffic with resultant complex and serious problems
of traffic safety to road congestion and related violation of the road rules by reckless taxi
drivers. Unparalled deaths and expenses resulted from delays, accidents and incidental
violence, a situation which is detrimental to the sustainable development of the capital's
economy, road users and destroyed properties.
If the Mafikeng society is to continue in stability, certain essential tasks need to be put
into operation. If the city fails, society may disintegrate or change its form drastically. A
certain degree of order and stability are essential for the survival of the social system.
The study therefore, recommended, inter alia, that a prerequisite be set rigorously, to
guide and educate members into the acceptable ways of society. so as to empower and
ease the burden of the police and legal systems in keeping a firm check on any deviation
from traffic safety and that, the aim and objectives of taxi associations. primarily be on
the improvement of services provided by its members to the public. | en_US |
