Qingqis in Pakistan: public transport strategies that consider social, economic, traffic safety and environmental issues
Qingqi is a generic term for a motorcycle-based three-wheeler, used for urban or rural public transport services
Abstract
The growth of three-wheeler transport services has accelerated in the past two decades, following rapid increases in the production of affordable motorcycles and three-wheelers in Asian countries. In Pakistan, Qingqi is a generic term (proprietary eponym) for a motorcycle-based three-wheeler, used for urban or rural public transport services. On-going AsCAP research is examining technological, economic, social, environmental and safety aspects of Qingqi operations. Their advantages and disadvantages are being identified from the different perspectives of the regulators, owners, operators and the diverse users (disaggregated for gender, age, disabilities, trip-purpose, etc). The research is providing evidence-based understanding of the current role of Qingqis, in order to identify appropriate policies and strategies for Qingqis (or suggested alternative means of public transport) that will be acceptable to, and affordable by, the key stakeholders.
This work is part of the Applied Research on Rural Roads and Transport Services through Community Access Programmes in Africa and Asia (AFCAP2 and AsCAP)
Citation
Starkey, P., Batool, Z. (2019). Qingqis in Pakistan: public transport strategies that consider social, economic, traffic safety and environmental issues. In: Proceedings of the 26th PIARC World Road Congress, 6-10 October 2019, Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates.