ZIMSEC O Level Geography Notes: Transport: Motor vehicles
Advantages
- Is fast
- They are comfortable e.g. they have air conditioning and heating.
- They are protected from weather elements.
- They can conduct door to door deliveries.
- Independent i.e you can drive them to wherever you like whenever you want as they do not have fixed time tables or route permits
Disadvantages
- They are expensive to buy and maintain
- They carry fewer passengers
- Most are not versatile e.g. there are kombis,trucks, vans, sedans etc.
- They can cause fatal accidents.
- They pollute the environment.
- They create congestion
- They require roads.
- They require fuel which might make them expensive to operate
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