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Driving in Madagascar

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30: 541: 564: 665: 139: 229: 2290: 94:, the government of Madagascar requires that drivers travel in convoys of at least ten vehicles. Car collision fatalities are not fully reported, but the rate is estimated to be among the highest in the world. Random police checkpoints, at which travelers are required to produce identity documents, are spread throughout the country. Crops are transported by 636:
out of a window or have everyone in front of them get out too. The assistant driver, who interacts with passengers and loads and unloads luggage, does not get a seat and either stands against the door or travels on the outside of the vehicle. Researchers observed that the drivers often appear to eat for free, as part of arrangements between the
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with benches in the cargo area. They often are filled above their intended capacities, sometimes close to double, with small children riding for free on their parents' laps. The researchers recount that the tight space can lead to conflict among passengers and requires people exiting to either jump
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reported 340 people in 2016 who died within 24 hours of a car crash; the WHO estimated a true total of 7,108 car crash fatalities, or 28.6 per 100,000 inhabitants. In comparison, the global average is 18.2 and the African average is 26.6; Madagascar has the 24th-highest fatality rate out of 175
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company fleets range in size from a single vehicle to over a hundred, and may serve one or more urban, regional, or national lines. National lines travel from their origin to their destination directly, disallowing improvised stops along the route. A vehicle is staffed by a driver and assistant
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Vehicle ownership in Madagascar has grown from under 30,000 in 1955 to over 800,000 passenger and commercial vehicles in 2013, during which time the island country's population has risen from about 5 million to over 28 million. In reports in 2018 and 2019, the World Bank predicted an
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As of 2022, Madagascar contains over 4,500 unique roads. The road network spans approximately 31,640 kilometers (19,660 mi), representing 5.4 kilometers of road per 100 square kilometers of land (8.72 mi per 100 sq mi). This is a small road network, mostly oriented toward Antananarivo.
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Even as late as 1955, passenger and commercial motor vehicles in Madagascar numbered under 30,000. In 1958, Madagascar's road network spanned about 25,100 kilometers (15,600 mi), almost all of it unpaved. In subsequent decades, the country relied heavily upon water and air travel for
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classified 64 percent of roads in Madagascar as in poor driving condition, 28 percent in average condition, and 10 percent in good condition; seven-in-ten of the primary roads fall into the latter-most category, which is defined as being navigable throughout all seasons of the year.
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is 50 kilometers per hour (31 mph), or in some cases, 80 kilometers per hour (50 mph). As of 2018, there is no national speed limit in rural areas or on highways, though local governments have the ability to impose and modify speed limits within their jurisdictions. The
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As of 2019, only 11.4 percent of rural Malagasy live within 2 kilometers (1.2 mi) of a road in good condition, leaving 17 million without such access. Unsealed roads are the only way to access many parts of the country by road, including the key southern city of
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transportation, performing minimal investment and maintenance in its road infrastructure. Plantations, which were nationalized following a revolution in 1972, have exercised significant influence on road and infrastructure construction within the
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for water. As of 2004, 10 remain officially in service, although researcher Richard R. Marcus was only able to verify the existence of 6. According to Marcus, AES blamed tire issues, while locals alleged corruption.
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The Intersectoral Committee for Road Safety and Ministry of Transport and Meteorology oversee road safety in Madagascar. While there are no official statistics on road safety in Madagascar, the country's
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found that 6 percent of Antananarivo households surveyed owned private cars, that private car ownership correlated with high income, and that car owners were less likely to use minibuses.
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and make up 11,746 kilometers (7,299 mi) of the country's road network. Most roads of all three types have two lanes and are relatively narrow; many bridges have only one lane. The
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in order to notify other drivers of one's presence. Random vehicle checkpoints at which travelers are required to produce identity documents are spread throughout Madagascar.
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has classified nearly two-thirds of the overall road network as being in poor condition. These conditions may make it dangerous to drive at moderate-to-high speeds and
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Marcus, Richard R. (April–June 2007). "Where Community-Based Water Resource Management has Gone Too Far: Poverty and Disempowerment in Southern Madagascar".
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Rijke-Epstein, Tasha (3 July 2021). "On Humble Technologies: Containers, Care, and Water Infrastructure in Northwest Madagascar, 1750s–1960s".
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driver, or two drivers on a very long route. Other people are employed to attract customers and fasten luggage to the vehicle's roof.
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Iimi, Atsushi (29 June 2022). "Estimating the demand for informal public transport: evidence from Antananarivo, Madagascar".
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de O.S. Horta, Jose Carlos; Traverso, Carlo R. (1991). "Deterioration and rehabilitation of earth roads in Madagascar". In
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There were no roads in Madagascar through the mid-19th century. Goods were carried across the island along pathways by
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may go up to 75 kilometers per hour (47 mph) but in practice go around 40 kilometers per hour (25 mph). The
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may also pose a hazard to driving. It is customary in Madagascar to blow one's car horn while traveling around
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reported that hands-free use is illegal. Nighttime street lighting in the country is of limited availability.
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transport, particularly in rural areas, is sometimes accomplished via unofficial roads. Traffic drives on the
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370,000 vans and trucks (13 per 1,000 people), 162,000 passenger vehicles (5.70), and 280,800 buses (9.877)
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from the current 10 hours down to a target of 2.5 hours, is under construction as of December 2022.
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Styles, Lucy; Koopmann, Karla; Catala, Cristina; Schweikert, Andreas; Trigona, Camilla (30 May 2018).
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720) in fees and taxes per vehicle. Importation of vehicles is taxed at about ten times this amount.
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is not regularly available on the island of Madagascar, many roads are composed of sand lined with
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countries or regions assessed. About half of vehicle fatalities are pedestrians. According to the
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that details public transport and road conditions in Madagascar as they existed in the mid-1980s.
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Per-thousand statistics inferred from population figure of 28,430,000 in same source, p. 744
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increase in car ownership as Madagascar's economy improved. A 2022 World Bank paper published in
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administrators, who did not understand the water and transportation system in place under the
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Campbell, Gwyn (1980). "Labour and the Transport Problem in Imperial Madagascar, 1810–1895".
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constitute a rudimentary road-based public transportation system in Madagascar. Rides on
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Usually hyphenated in French, a spelling sometimes also used in English. French plural
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Prieto-Curiel, Rafael; Heo, Inhoi; Schumann, Abel; Heinrigs, Philipp (2022).
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reported the speed limit for trucks is 45 kilometers per hour (28 mph);
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Inferred from population figure of about 5 million in same source, p. 47
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Facing a water crisis in Southern Madagascar, in 1993 the national agency
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use fixed stops, passengers can also exit at any point along the route.
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as having the potential to worsen the road connectivity situation.
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Wulf, Volker; Misaki, Kaoru; Randall, Dave; Rohde, Markus (2018).
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This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the
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3.3 passenger cars and 45 commercial vehicles per 1,000 people
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companies must register with the government and pay 2,400,000
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states that only about 22 percent of roads in Madagascar were
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7 passenger cars and 6 commercial vehicles per 1,000 people
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Hance, William A. (1958). "Transportation in Madagascar".
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report states that 81 percent were not paved. As natural
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Madagascar Connectivity for Rural Livelihood Improvement
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law but no child restraint law. Motorcyclists must wear
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Trans-regional transport of crops relies on trucks. In
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There are three classes of road systems in Madagascar:
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companies and restaurants they stop at. As of 2018,
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While most primary roads are in good condition, the
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Roads in Madagascar
A flatbed truck with a roof over its bed drives down a dirt road. Beneath the roof sit quite a few people on beches; two hang on to the back of the truck. Atop the roof is a variety of goods in woven baskets. It says "Transport" on the front of the truck.
Route nationale 9
Madagascar
Antananarivo
taxi brousses
World Food Programme
dahalo
wet season
right side of the road
ox cart
truck
Human-powered vehicles
pousse-pousses
Malagasy ariary
Two Malagasy men pull children in rickshaws. Both modern vehicles and more rickshaws can be seen in the background.
Pousse-pousses
porters
oxen
beast of burden
France conquered Madagascar
French colonial
Merina Kingdom
stoning
Antananarivo
pousse-pousses
Toamasina
human-powered vehicles
Sambirano
List of roads in Madagascar

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