Abstract
A low level of personal mobility characterises urban transport in most cities of Sub-Saharan Africa. One of the major reasons for this is that the majority of the residents of these cities cannot afford the cost of public transport where it is available. Cycling, which would have provided a solution to the mobility problem, has not been acknowledged by the planning authorities in these cities. As a consequence there are no facilities for cycling and as a result it plays an insignificant role in the provision of mobility. Poor traffic safety discourages individuals who can afford a bicycle from cycling and this explains the difference in cycling between the large and medium-sized cities in Africa. (A)