The national Department of Transport will receive the completed prototypes of non-motorised modes of transport from the South African Bureau of Standards (SABS) at an event to be held in Johannesburg tomorrow.
This followed a meeting of designers from South Africa and 16 other international countries which also included local communities. A number of innovative non-motorised transport prototype designs will be on exhibition during the official hand over event.
These will include:
* refurbished donkey carts
* bicycles
* load bearing tricycles
* single and double axle donkey carts
* wheeled platform trolley.
These innovations are intended to benefit local and in particular, rural based communities in line with the government's plan to address rural transportation and reduce poverty.
The details of the event, which will be attended local communities, senior government and SABS officials are as follows:
Date: 21 August 2009
Time: 9h30
Venue: University of Johannesburg Auditorium, Bunting Road Campus
Media contact:
Sam Monareng
Cell: 083 326 1521
Issued by: Department of Transport
20 August 2009
Source: Sapa
