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Assessing vehicle operating cost : a City of Cape Town case study
Thesis (MCom)--Stellenbosch University, 2025.
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| spelling | oai:scholar.sun.ac.za:10019.1/134624 Assessing vehicle operating cost : a City of Cape Town case study Grant, Darian Christopher Van Rensburg, J. A. Stellenbosch University. Faculty of Economics and Management Sciences. Dept. of Logistics. Urban transportation -- Economic aspects -- Cape Town (South Africa) Transportation -- Costs -- Cape Town (South Africa) Traffic congestion -- Economic aspects -- Cape Town (South Africa) Highway planning -- Cape Town (South Africa) Roads -- Traffic -- Cape Town (South Africa) UCTD Thesis (MCom)--Stellenbosch University, 2025. Grant, D. C. 2025. Assessing vehicle operating cost: a City of Cape Town case study. Unpublished masters thesis. Stellenbosch: Stellenbosch University [online]. Available: https://scholar.sun.ac.za/items/85817fa3-040b-4dcf-b14c-cc63fd498cb2 ENGLISH SUMMARY: This dissertation investigates the extent to which vehicle operating costs (VOCs) are imposed on private motorists in Cape Town, with specific reference to the N1 and N2 highway corridors. In addition, the study examines the potential cost-saving implications of establishing Bellville as a secondary central business district (CBD) within a polycentric urban framework. The research employed a desktop modelling approach using the Highway Development and Management Model (HDM-4) to estimate VOCs under varying traffic conditions. Route data were obtained from the Western Cape Government’s Road Network Information System (RNIS) and supplemented with secondary sources such as Google Maps. VOCs were calculated under free-flow and congested conditions, with a sensitivity analysis conducted to test the robustness of the findings. The results indicate that congestion significantly inflates VOCs, particularly through increased fuel consumption, tyre wear, and maintenance costs. On the N1 corridor, VOCs increase by approximately one-third under congested conditions compared to free flow, while the N2 corridor shows a similar but slightly smaller effect. Introducing Bellville as a decentralised CBD demonstrates measurable reductions in VOCs, particularly for commuters from the northern suburbs. However, this is only applicable if there is a suitable public transport system in place. The findings align with established theories of induced demand and agglomeration economics, while extending these concepts into a South African metropolitan context. The study emphasises the importance of incorporating VOCs into transport planning alongside travel time and emissions. Policy recommendations include supporting polycentric urban development, prioritising VOC as a planning metric, and implementing complementary demand management strategies to avoid unintended congestion effects. By quantifying VOCs for private motorists in Cape Town, this dissertation provides one of the first systematic assessments of hidden mobility costs in a South African urban context, contributing both to academic discourse and to evidence-based policymaking. AFRIKAANSE OPSOMMING: Hierdie verhandeling ondersoek die mate waartoe voertuigbedryfskoste (VBK’s) deur private motoriste in Kaapstad gedra word, met spesifieke verwysing na die N1- en N2-hoofwee. Verder word die potensiele kostebesparings van die vestiging van Bellville as ’n sekondere sentrale sakekern (SSK) binne ’n polisentristiese stedelike raamwerk ondersoek. Die navorsing het ’n lessenaarmodelleringbenadering toegepas deur gebruik te maak van die Highway Development and Management Model (HDM-4) om VBK’s onder verskillende verkeersomstandighede te bereken. Roetedata is verkry uit die Wes-Kaapse Regering se Road Network Information System (RNIS) en aangevul met sekondere bronne soos Google Maps. VBK’s is bereken onder vryvloei- en gekongesteerde toestande, en ’n sensitiwiteitsanalise is uitgevoer om die robuustheid van die bevindings te toets. Die resultate toon dat verkeersopeenhoping VBK’s beduidend verhoog, veral deur verhoogde brandstofverbruik, bandeslytasie en onderhoudskoste. Op die N1-korridor neem VBK’s met bykans ’n derde toe onder gekongesteerde toestande in vergelyking met vryvloei, terwyl die N2-korridor ’n soortgelyke maar effens kleiner effek toon. Die bekendstelling van Bellville as ’n gedesentraliseerde SSK toon meetbare verlaging in VBK’s, veral vir pendelaars uit die noordelike voorstede. Dit is egter slegs van toepassing indien daar 'n geskikte openbare vervoerstelsel in plek is. Die bevindings bevestig gevestigde teoriee soos geinduseerde vraag en agglomerasie-ekonomie, maar brei dit verder uit binne die Suid-Afrikaanse metropolitaanse konteks. Die studie beklemtoon die belangrikheid daarvan dat VBK’s saam met reistyd en emissies as beplanningsmaatstawwe gebruik moet word. Beleidaanbevelings sluit in die ondersteuning van polisentristiese stedelike ontwikkeling, die prioritsering van VBK as ’n beplanningsmaatstaf, en die implementering van aanvullende vraagbestuursmaatreels om onbedoelde verkeersopeenhopings te vermy. Deur VBK’s vir private motoriste in Kaapstad te kwantifiseer, lewer hierdie verhandeling een van die eerste sistematiese assesserings van versteekte mobiliteitskoste in ’n Suid-Afrikaanse stedelike konteks, en dra dit by tot sowel akademiese diskoers as bewysgebaseerde beleidmaking. Masters 2025-12-19T07:40:52Z 2025-12-19T07:40:52Z 2025-12 Thesis https://scholar.sun.ac.za/handle/10019.1/134624 en Stellenbosch University xv, 115 pages : illustrations, maps, includes annexures application/pdf Stellenbosch : Stellenbosch University |
| spellingShingle | Urban transportation -- Economic aspects -- Cape Town (South Africa) Transportation -- Costs -- Cape Town (South Africa) Traffic congestion -- Economic aspects -- Cape Town (South Africa) Highway planning -- Cape Town (South Africa) Roads -- Traffic -- Cape Town (South Africa) UCTD Grant, Darian Christopher Assessing vehicle operating cost : a City of Cape Town case study |
| title | Assessing vehicle operating cost : a City of Cape Town case study |
| title_full | Assessing vehicle operating cost : a City of Cape Town case study |
| title_fullStr | Assessing vehicle operating cost : a City of Cape Town case study |
| title_full_unstemmed | Assessing vehicle operating cost : a City of Cape Town case study |
| title_short | Assessing vehicle operating cost : a City of Cape Town case study |
| title_sort | assessing vehicle operating cost a city of cape town case study |
| topic | Urban transportation -- Economic aspects -- Cape Town (South Africa) Transportation -- Costs -- Cape Town (South Africa) Traffic congestion -- Economic aspects -- Cape Town (South Africa) Highway planning -- Cape Town (South Africa) Roads -- Traffic -- Cape Town (South Africa) UCTD |
| url | https://scholar.sun.ac.za/handle/10019.1/134624 |
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