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Author: Volume 4 Number 1 March/April 2002--pdf |
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Date Posted: Saturday, February 08, 01:24:15pm In reply to: John Brogden MP NSW Liberal Leader 4 February 2003 's message, "Re: The system that allows no-stop tollingproventechnologyMelbourne’s City Link motorway" on Friday, February 07, 07:53:35pm http://www.transscan.com/pdf/apr2002.pdf ------------------------------------------------------------ A scan of emerging trends in mobility and the built environment Volume 4 Number 1 March/April 2002 Road managementEVEN before the ink was dry on the order to introduce a Central London congestion charge, (see page 6) England’s Commission for Integrated Transport was preparing an even more ambitious plan: an automatic, road charging system for the entire country. * The commission does not suggest it be introduced immediately. It would not be appropriate before the government’s ten-year plan for a better public transport service had delivered improvements, it says. But the detailed research behind the commission’s proposals show that an alternative system to replace conventional motoring taxes could produce radical and beneficial change to the way roads are used.The commission’s basic assertion is that road charging would reduce traffic congestion by up to 44% across the country – and do so without an increase in the overall tax take. It would also "give motorists more choice over their journey decisions – selecting between paying more and having faster and more assured journey times or going for cheaper motoring by tailoring travel to less peak times." "Our starting point was that roads are the only public utilities that are free at the point of use,"said commission chair, Professor David Begg. "As a result everyone wants to use the most popular roads at the same time. Result gridlock. There has to be a better way – the public debate must start now." The commission is suggesting that every car be fitted with an electronic unit linked to a GPS navigation system. The system would track a vehicle’s every move and it would be charged according to the road space used and the time at which it was used.The commission says most travel would actually take place at no charge at all. But there would be variable charges applied on other sections of the road systemdepending on the amount of congestion. The toll would be collected via a pre-stored smartcard inside the vehicle or billed in the same way as mobile phones. The commission suggests to compensate for charges on busier roads, other motoring taxes(which in Britain are Vehicle Photo: European Commission ©Daybreak on an English motorway - congestion charging "could cut the jam by 44%."Universal charging system for all roads ‘is feasible’* "Paying for Road Use" Commission forIntegrated Transport 25 Feb 2002 INDICATIONS are that there could be widespread support in Australia for a form of universal road charging similar to that proposed in the UK.(above)The Australian Automobile Association in its submission to the Federal Government’s Committee of Inquiry into Fuel Taxation said it favoured a form of congestion charging that was collected "directly according to road location, time of day and type of vehicle". (1) (This was one of four user-pay components the AAA was advocating to replace the current fuel tax.) However the association said at present the necessary technology and institutional arrangements were not in place. ------------------------------------------------------------ "A practical system at this point in time will have to rely more heavily on charges on fuel as an indirect way of charging for road use, though not for congestion." The committee’s findings were due to be released as TransScan went to press. Is congestion charging a policy option for Australia? [ Next Thread | Previous Thread | Next Message | Previous Message ] |
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