TRANSPORTATION OF AGRICULTURAL COMMODITIES BY BICYCLE: SURVEY ON BOMBO ROAD IN UGANDA

The transportation of agricultural commodities on the Bombo Road leading into Kampala, Uganda, is studied with special reference to the role played by bicycle transporters. In total, an estimated 43,127 tons of agricultural commodities was transported down the Bombo Road during 1992. Bicycles transported 7,620 tons, or 18%, but were responsible for almost all transportation within a 1-day (bicycle) distance to the market. Within this range, motorized vehicles could not compete with bicycles. The key to the success of the bicycle along the Bombo Road is the ease of road access to local markets. Other roads leading into Kampala are narrow and congested and bicycles cannot compete with the heavy motorized vehicle traffic. When used in transportation, bicycles create more employment, demand less foreign exchange, use less land, require a less costly road network system, cause less pollution, and can be less environmentally damaging than motorized transport. Bicyclists also provide vital market information to farmers, and they are able to service small-scale farmers. Motorized transportation cannot fulfill these roles as efficiently.

• Record URL:
  http://onlinepubs.trb.org/Onlinepubs/trr/1995/1487/1487-015.pdf
• Record URL:
  https://scholar.google.com/scholar_lookup?title=TRANSPORTATION+OF+AGRICULTURAL+COMMODITIES+BY+BICYCLE%3A+SURVEY+ON+BOMBO+ROAD+IN+UGANDA&author=W.+Grisley&publication_year=1995
• Availability:
  • Find a library where document is available. Order URL: http://worldcat.org/isbn/0309061504
• Supplemental Notes:
  • This paper appears in Transportation Research Record No. 1487, Nonmotorized Transportation Research, Issues, and Use. Distribution, posting, or copying of this PDF is strictly prohibited without written permission of the Transportation Research Board of the National Academy of Sciences. Unless otherwise indicated, all materials in this PDF are copyrighted by the National Academy of Sciences. Copyright © National Academy of Sciences. All rights reserved
• Authors:
  • Grisley, W
• Publication Date: 1995

Language

• English

Media Info

• Features: References; Tables;
• Pagination: p. 99-105
• Monograph Title: Nonmotorized transportation research, issues, and use
• Serial:
  • Transportation Research Record
  • Issue Number: 1487
  • Publisher: Transportation Research Board
  • ISSN: 0361-1981

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Access; Agricultural products; Benefits; Bicycles; Employment; Environmental impacts; Freight transportation; Markets
• Identifier Terms: Bombo Road (Uganda)
• Subject Areas: Environment; Freight Transportation; Highways; Planning and Forecasting; Public Transportation; I72: Traffic and Transport Planning;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00713613
• Record Type: Publication
• ISBN: 0309061504
• Files: TRIS, TRB
• Created Date: Nov 28 1995 12:00AM