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<p>The study investigated the impact of the high volume of vehicular traffic on pilgrims and the community during the Zion Christian Church Easter weekend pilgrimage. The findings indicate that the South African transport planning approach is ossified and divorced from reality. There is a lacuna to address peak traffic challenges during the Easter weekend and the festive season. Notably, the government-led seasonal road safety campaigns, such as “Arrive Alive”, are curiously inadequate to address peak traffic and road accidents challenges in South Africa. The study employed the action research approach by collaborating with the Polokwane Local Municipality (PLM) to come up with lasting solutions to traffic congestion during the Easter weekend. The study found that the vehicular mode of transport was inadequate to cater for the mobility of pilgrims as well as other motorists during Easter weekend. The transport management framework for the PLM and a peak traffic standard were developed as part of the study recommendations. These recommendations augur a shift to transport planning in South Africa.</p>
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The study investigated the impact of the high volume of vehicular traffic on pilgrims and the community during the Zion Christian Church Easter weekend pilgrimage. The findings indicate that the South African transport planning approach is ossified and divorced from reality. There is a lacuna to address peak traffic challenges during the Easter weekend and the festive season. Notably, the government-led seasonal road safety campaigns, such as “Arrive Alive”, are curiously inadequate to address peak traffic and road accidents challenges in South Africa. The study employed the action research approach by collaborating with the Polokwane Local Municipality (PLM) to come up with lasting solutions to traffic congestion during the Easter weekend. The study found that the vehicular mode of transport was inadequate to cater for the mobility of pilgrims as well as other motorists during Easter weekend. The transport management framework for the PLM and a peak traffic standard were developed as part of the study recommendations. These recommendations augur a shift to transport planning in South Africa.

The reduction of vehicular traffic during the Zion Christian Church Easter weekend pilgrimage

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The study investigated the impact of the high volume of vehicular traffic on pilgrims and the community during the Zion Christian Church Easter weekend...

Gender of respondents	Frequency	Percentage

Male	20	67.7
Female	10	33.3
Total	30	100.0

Age of the respondents	Frequency	Percentage

20–30	9	30.0
31–41	10	33.3
42–52	8	26.7
53–63	3	10.0
Total	30	100.0

Educational level of respondents	Frequency	Percentage

Secondary school	15	50.0
First degree	13	43.3
Postgraduate degree	2	6.7
Total	30	100.0

Sector where respondents work	Frequency	Percentage

Traffic management	8	26.7
Transport planning	6	20.0
Environmental health	4	13.3
Disaster management	6	20.0
Public health	4	13.3
Health and safety	2	6.7
Total	30	100.0

The reduction of vehicular traffic during the Zion Christian Church Easter weekend pilgrimage

Article Category: Research Article

Online veröffentlicht: 04. Dez. 2022

Seitenbereich: 2731 - 2740

Eingereicht: 31. Dez. 2019

Akzeptiert: 21. März 2020

DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/otmcj-2022-0015

Schlüsselwörter
management, mass gatherings, transportation, road safety, traffic congestion, religious pilgrimage

© 2022 Andrew Mabila Mathebula et al., published by Sciendo

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Demographic profile of respondents

The reduction of vehicular traffic during the Zion Christian Church Easter weekend pilgrimage

Article Category: Research Article

Online veröffentlicht: 04. Dez. 2022

Seitenbereich: 2731 - 2740

Eingereicht: 31. Dez. 2019

Akzeptiert: 21. März 2020

DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/otmcj-2022-0015

Schlüsselwörtermanagement, mass gatherings, transportation, road safety, traffic congestion, religious pilgrimage

© 2022 Andrew Mabila Mathebula et al., published by Sciendo

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 International License.

Fig. 1

Fig. 2

Fig. 3

Demographic profile of respondents

Schlüsselwörter
management, mass gatherings, transportation, road safety, traffic congestion, religious pilgrimage