South Africa: Walking the Most Common Mode of Transport

Walking is the most common mode of transport used in the country, with about 17.4 million South Africans walking to their various destinations, followed by 10.7 million individuals who made use of taxis and 6.2 million who used car/truck as a driver.

"Trains were the mode of travel that was least used by household members, except for the Western Cape (1.6%) and Gauteng (1.5%)," Statistics South Africa Statistician-General, Risenga Maluleke said.

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