ON SUMMER days when his diary is not packed, Johannesburg lawyer Coldron Denichaud cycles to work."I know if I have a lot of work to do I should drive because I don’t want to cycle in the dark," he says. "There are vagrants and muggings (along the Braamfontein Spruit, which he uses for his 30km round-trip between Sandton and Lonehill) and I don’t want to deal with that, especially after a long day at work. In winter it gets dark earlier and it’s too dangerous to cycle in the dark; no amount of reflective gear protects you from the idiots on the road."Johannesburg is SA’s most car-clogged city, where the average trip takes 30% longer than it should, and peak hour keeps commuters on the road 79% longer than necessary in the morning, and 66% in the evening, according to satellite navigation company TomTom. The only crush category in which Johannesburg lost out to another city was with Cape Town’s weekend traffic — Capetonians spend an average 14% longer than needed in their cars at the...
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