The high road traffic accidents rate on the Moloto Road

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dc.contributor.authorMaluleka, Given Mpho
dc.date.accessioned2018-01-10T06:38:12Z
dc.date.available2018-01-10T06:38:12Z
dc.date.issued2017
dc.descriptionResearch report submitted to Wits School of Governance in 25% fulfilment of the requirements for the degree of Master of Management in Public and Development, 2016en_ZA
dc.description.abstractThe research investigated the high rate of road traffic accidents and the high mortality rate on the Moloto road in the western region popularly known as the Nkangala region of Mpumalanga province. The purpose of the research was to explore suggestions from the stakeholders on how to reduce road traffic accidents on the Moloto road. The research also aimed at discussing the relationship between the road traffic accidents and the road congestion. The research attempted to find the interventions suggested by stakeholders on how to reduce road traffic accidents on the Moloto road. The unprecedented number of road accidents on the Moloto road is a serious concern for both government and road users. In 2012 alone, 890 traffic accidents were recorded on the Moloto road. This research found that the majority of these accidents were caused by human behaviour such as reckless driving, over speeding, drinking and driving. The relative invisibility of traffic officials on the Moloto Road partly explains why road users engage in such behaviours. Increased visibility of traffic officials may encourage change in road user behaviour and help reduce the number of road traffic accidents on the Moloto Road. Congestion as one of the major causes of road traffic accidents can be solved by widening the Moloto road. Congestion can also be dealt with through the development of the Moloto rail corridor which is seen as a tool to remove vehicles on the Moloto road. It is also realised that both the government and the road users can play an important role in the reduction of road traffic accidents on the Moloto road. The government must develop infrastructure and the road users must obey the rules of the road. The sampling method for this qualitative case study was purposive sampling. The selection of respondents was done within stakeholders of the Moloto Road. Collection of data was done on the individuals representing their organisations. Data was analysed according to the accepted procedures for qualitative data processing.en_ZA
dc.description.librarianXL2018en_ZA
dc.format.extentOnline resource (xii, 73 leaves)
dc.identifier.citationMaluleka, Given Mpho (2017) The high road traffic accidents rate on the Moloto Road, University of the Witwatersrand, Johannesburg, <http://hdl.handle.net/10539/23686>
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/10539/23686
dc.language.isoenen_ZA
dc.subject.lcshTraffic accidents--South Africa
dc.subject.lcshTraffic safety--South Africa
dc.subject.lcshRoads--Safety measures
dc.titleThe high road traffic accidents rate on the Moloto Roaden_ZA
dc.typeThesisen_ZA
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