BLACK COMMUTING IN PRETORIA: ATTITUDES TOWARDS CRIME LEVELS
In the Pretoria black commuting study 1045 commuters were questioned about safety from crime and seven other important transport attributes. A relatively high 43% of the commuters were dissatisfied with their safety on the work trip. They feared being assaulted, robbed or pickpocketed, particularly on pay days or on Saturday shopping trips. Train travellers were especially at risk, though long walks home from the bus stop, and the walk from work to the transport also held considerable danger. Commuters who had to wait for more than 30 minutes at the start of their journey to work, those who had to transfer and wait longer than 45 minutes at transfer points, and those who had journeys of longer than three hours to make, were particularly anxious about their safety. Certain routes in the Pretoria area were associated with unusually high levels of crime. (TRRL)
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Corporate Authors:
National Institute for Transport & Rd Res S Af
P.O. Box 395
Pretoria 0001, Transvaal, South Africa -
Authors:
- Reis, AP van der
- Publication Date: 1982-11
Media Info
- Features: Figures; References; Tables;
- Pagination: 49 p.
Subject/Index Terms
- TRT Terms: Bus stops; Buses; Color; Commuters; Crimes; Data collection; Itinerary; Population; Public transit; Questionnaires; Railroad trains; Safety; Security; Surveys; Travel time; Trip length; Urban areas; Waiting time; Walking; Work trips
- Geographic Terms: South Africa
- ITRD Terms: 1272: Bus; 6784: Colour; 9147: Interview; 699: Itinerary; 697: Journey time; 621: Journey to work; 1516: Offence; 335: Population; 744: Public transport; 1665: Safety; 8103: South Africa; 1268: Train; 313: Urban area; 9100: Waiting time
- Subject Areas: Highways; Passenger Transportation; Pedestrians and Bicyclists; Planning and Forecasting; Public Transportation; Railroads; Safety and Human Factors; Security and Emergencies; Society; Vehicles and Equipment; I72: Traffic and Transport Planning;
Filing Info
- Accession Number: 00392804
- Record Type: Publication
- Source Agency: Transport Research Laboratory
- Report/Paper Numbers: NITRR BCP 10 Monograph
- Files: ITRD, TRIS
- Created Date: Mar 29 1985 12:00AM