TRANSPORT STATISTICS 14TH ED 1983

Sections are included on: transport and the economy, road finance, road network, vehicle statistics, road accident data, rail transport, harbours, air transport, road transportation of goods and passengers. Some information is also given for Zimbabwe, South West Africa/Namibia, Transkei/Bophuthatswana/Venda. It is shown that the transport sector accounts for more than seven per cent of the country's gross domestic product as well as more than seven per cent of all employment. An indication is also given of changes in the price level of some key indicators in transportation, including vehicle running costs and fuel costs. Road accident and casualty figures for 1982 showed an increase over the level in 1981. The resource cost of accidents is approximately r1500 million per annum. (TRRL)

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• Corporate Authors:

  Council for Scientific & Industrial Res S Africa

  P.O. Box 395
  Pretoria,   South Africa 
• Authors:
  • Kemp, S A
  • Hamilton, C C
• Publication Date: 1983

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Media Info

• Features: Figures; Photos; Tables;
• Pagination: 58 p.

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Air transportation; Airports; Automobiles; Buses; Costs; Crashes; Economic conditions; Employment; Fatalities; Federal government; Finance; Financing; Freight transportation; Harbors; Highways; Injury severity; Maintenance; Motor vehicles; Motorcycles; Networks; Operating costs; Personnel; Population; Ports; Prices; Private transportation; Public transit; Railroad transportation; Road construction; Roads; Statistics; Traffic crashes; Transportation; Trucks; Vehicles
• Uncontrolled Terms: Road networks
• Geographic Terms: South Africa
• ITRD Terms: 1643: Accident; 1037: Airport; 1243: Car; 224: Cost; 1602: Fatality; 244: Financing; 741: Goods traffic; 183: Government (national); 2755: Highway; 1236: Lorry; 3847: Maintenance; 1221: Motorcycle; 102: Personnel; 335: Population; 1098: Port; 746: Private transport; 744: Public transport; 1173: Rail bound transport; 3665: Road construction; 1053: Road network; 1623: Severity (accid, injury); 8103: South Africa; 6555: Statistics; 1155: Transport; 1255: Vehicle
• Subject Areas: Data and Information Technology; Finance; Maintenance and Preservation; Planning and Forecasting; Safety and Human Factors; Terminals and Facilities; Transportation (General); Vehicles and Equipment; I72: Traffic and Transport Planning; I81: Accident Statistics; I96: Vehicle Operating Costs;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00393340
• Record Type: Publication
• Source Agency: Transport Research Laboratory
• ISBN: 0 7988 2286 4
• Report/Paper Numbers: PAD 52 Monograph
• Files: ITRD, TRIS
• Created Date: Jun 30 1985 12:00AM