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Chapter 11 - Sedibeng District Municipality

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Purpose of Trip<br />

Other<br />

Bicycle<br />

Walk<br />

Motorcycle<br />

Com pany transport<br />

Car pas senger<br />

C ar driver<br />

Lift club<br />

Taxi<br />

Bus<br />

Tra in<br />

0 10 20 30 40 50 6 0 70 80 90 10 0<br />

Percentage of Main Mode<br />

To go home To go to w or k As par t of w ork Education centres To serve a passenger Shopping Exercise Recreational Other<br />

Figure 4.1: Percentage of Trip Purpose and Mode of Transport<br />

(e)<br />

Average Travel Time to Work<br />

The average travel time to w ork, considering all motorised modes w ith walking as a<br />

secondary mode only, is approximately 50 minutes per morning (one-w ay) trip.Of the<br />

major modes for w ork trips, the minimum average time travelled to w ork is car/bakkie<br />

passenger at 23 minutes. The highest average travel time to w ork is by train, at an<br />

average of 148 minutes.TABLE 4.3shows the average travel time per mode.<br />

Table 4.3: Average Travel Time to Work by Mode<br />

Mode<br />

Average travel time (min)<br />

Train 148<br />

Bus 88<br />

Metered Taxi 71<br />

Minibus Taxi 65<br />

Sedan Taxi 39<br />

Bakkie Taxi 36<br />

Car/Bakkie passenger 23<br />

Truck/Lorry passenger 34<br />

Company transport 58<br />

Truck/Lorry driver 48<br />

Source: 2002 Household surveys.<br />

(f)<br />

Walking Time<br />

SDM DITP, 2008 to 2013 31 31 Aug 2010

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