Authors:
AKO KPACHA Sabine
, ABOUDOU YACOUBOU MAMA Aboudou Ramanou
, YEMADJE S. A. Alda
,
AIDO Samuel
and IMOROU Dine ,Bénin
|
Abstract:
Three wheels engins commonly called tricycles are more and more solicited in the urban
transportation in Parakou. These engins are used for goods, goods and people, the transportation
research work aims to analyze the importance of this new means of transportation of tricycle
engins in the city of Parakou. The used methodology articulates around the collection of the data,
their process through software Word and Excel 2013 and the analysis of the results through
‘'SWOT tool ''. A sample of 255 people based on specific criteria has been investigated. The
results of the investigations reveal that the tricycles play an important role in the accessibility in
urban transportation in the city of Parakou. Indeed, they are used for the transportation of
building materials, goods and people. Goods transportation is increasing, as well those of
motorbike because of their ability to load more goods and people the last one. The level of
education of the tricycle drivers in Parakou explains the non observation of the driving. Indeed,
60% of the investigated drivers attend primary schools, 17% the secondary level and 23%
illiterate. Permanent drivers are the most numerous (70%); 30% non permanent. There are kind
of contracts of work, one allows the driver to become at the end, the owner of the engin
meanwhile the owner will collect his engin. Though the flourishing aspect of tricycle
transportation, the sub sector is confronted to 4 main problems due to road insecurity (35%), the
impracticability of the roads (32%), the inorganization of the sub sector (23,4%) and the lack of
equipment of the drivers (9,6%). |
