The effect of allowing Taxis to use bus lanes on BRT routes II

Neville Fowkes; G.C. Hocking; Montaz Ali; Sarah L. Mitchell

The effect of allowing Taxis to use bus lanes on BRT routes II

Neville Fowkes, G.C. Hocking, Montaz Ali, Sarah L. Mitchell

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Abstract

In order to facilitate the ow of traffic in Gauteng Provence, South Africa,
during peak hours the BRT is investigating the effect of allowing minibus
taxis to use the lanes presently reserved for buses either throughout the day
or just during peak hours. This work represents a continuation of the work
commenced at the MISG 2014 meeting where it was shown that the traffic
ow through the system was improved by allowing minibus taxis to switch
across to the bus lane providing the density of the traffic exceeded a critical
value determined by the flow characteristics of the lanes. In the present work
we investigate further the disruptions that are likely to be caused by the
movement of taxis into the bus lane. Additionally we present an economic
pricing model that may be used to encourage commuters to travel by bus.

Original language	English
Title of host publication	Proceedings of the Mathematics in Industry Study Group 2015
Editors	D.P. Mason
Publisher	University of the Witwatersrand
Pages	39-50
Number of pages	12
ISBN (Print)	978-0-9870336-5-9
Publication status	Published - 2015
Event	2015 Mathematics in Industry Study Group - Cape Town, South Africa Duration: 12 Jan 2015 → 16 Jan 2015 Conference number: 12

Conference

Conference	2015 Mathematics in Industry Study Group
Abbreviated title	MISG 2015
Country/Territory	South Africa
City	Cape Town
Period	12/01/15 → 16/01/15

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The effect of allowing Taxis to use bus lanes on BRT routes II

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