The Challenge of Non-Communicable Diseases and Road Traffic ...

WORLD BANK REPORT NUMBER: 79293
SUGGESTED CITATION: Marquez, P. V., Farrington, J. L. (2013) “The Challenge of Non-Communicable Diseases and
Road Traffic Injuries in Sub-Saharan Africa. An Overview”. Washington, DC.: The World Bank.
ON THE COVER: Ntando Futhela, Sokuqala st., Khayamandi, Stellenbosch, South Africa, 2010 / 04 / 15, 18:23
‘I was 12 years when I got this bicycle. I’m now 16. I like riding my bike. I ride to Koelenhof, I live there.
And I go to school on this bike every day. I have no brakes. I stop with my foot.’
FROM: “Bicycle Portraits” by Stan Engelbrecht and Nic Grobler, Cape Town, South Africa.
CONTACT EMAIL ADDRESS: info@bicycleportraits.co.za
WEBSITE: http://www.bicycleportraits.co.za/
ABOUT: “Bicycle Portraits is a photographic study of South Africans who rely on their bicycles every day, revealing
who rides, why they ride, and of course why so few South Africans choose the bicycle as a primary mode of
transport. With more than 500 portraits compiled over three years and 10,000 cycled kilometers, the project culminates
in three published volumes as a portrait of a nation through it’s commuter subculture – uncovering all
manner of societal, historical and cultural nuances never imagined. Bicycle Portraits celebrates the noblest machines
ever dreamt up, and those who ride them. Stan Engelbrecht and Nic Grobler cycled everywhere to meet
the bold individuals photographed for this project – people who choose to ride a bicycle in the face of cultural
and social stigma, crime and dangerous roads ... They did not photograph people who ride purely for exercise
or recreation, but instead searched for those who use bicycles as an integral tool in their day-to-day existence.
They learnt that in South Africa, especially in the cities, very few people use bicycles to get around. It became
clear that as major centers develop, there is still a trend to structure cities for cars, not people.”
Acknowledgement
Special contribution to the production of the report was made by Ms. Jessica Morgan, who designed the cover
of the report, and Ms. Chandrani Raysarkar, who coordinated the overall design and printing of the report.