A service of the Southern Africa Environment Project Transport Links Selected links to other web sites with information about transportation and the environment. Political and economic interventions by governments frequently compound the problem by favoring less efficient and more environmentally damaging forms of transportation. In this section we will begin to explore some of the issues, the choices available, and actions that might be taken.
Government wants to promote the use of bicycles in South Africa.
A campaign to popularise the use of bicycles in South Africa, including the construction of cycle paths in urban areas, is to be launched next year by the Department of Transport despite the dangers to cyclists on the country's roads. Minister of Transport Abdullah Omar says the National Bicycle Transport Demonstration Programme would be launched in every province in the first half of next year, initially targeting rural areas and medium-sized towns. Preventing the coming train smash . AMID the horror of this month's spate of train accidents, which led to the loss of four lives and left hundreds injured, two potentially positive events have occurred. Four vehicle and bus manufacturers have entered the second round of the government's taxi recapitalisation project.