“I was so fed up with the Cape Town traffic that I bought a motorbike – and the results were surprising…

"I was so fed up with the Cape Town traffic that I bought a motorbike – and the results were surprising"

"After months of sitting in Cape Town traffic for hours every day, I finally got fed up and bought a motorbike – despite being a complete novice, and my reservations about how safe it was to ride a bike."

"But the traffic in Cape Town – according to the Tom Tom traffic index the most congested city in South Africa – finally pushed me over the edge."

"I had already tried the bus, which saved me 10 minutes each day thanks to the priority bus lanes. However, the three-week bus strike put a stop to that – I had to look for a more independent mode of transport, and the only other option was getting a motorbike."

Read about Jean's experiences at https://www.businessinsider.co.za/by-switching-to-a-motorbike-this-journalist-is-beating-cape-towns-traffic-and-reducing-his-travel-costs-in-half-2018-6

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I was a complete novice, and apprehensive about driving a bike on SA roads.