ELECTRONIC ROAD PRICING

The government of Hong Kong is currently evaluating a pilot study with a view to introducing electronic road pricing in 1987. Hong Kong has unique topographical, economic, geographical and political features to make it an ideal place to be the first in the world to introduce this measure to combat highway congestion. The paper has reviewed other methods of restraining private motor vehicle trips and, apart from restraining ownership because of off-street vehicle storage difficulties, road pricing seems to be the most appropriate technique for Hong Kong. The problems with road pricing would seem to be concerned with cost, equity, privacy and time. The biggest problem of all is the lifespan of the scheme. Could it last beyond 1997? If not ten years is a very short time. In summing up the case for or against road pricing, one cannot help but think that this is a last attempt to impose British technology in the one place in the world where the political situation would allow it, but where the need for the scheme may be disappearing. The falling registration figures are evidence of this and there is no likelihood that they will rise if the scheme is imposed. (TRRL)

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  Institution of Engineers

  447 Upper Edward Street
  Brisbane, Queensland 4000,   Australia 
• Authors:
  • Pretty, R L
• Publication Date: 1984-10

Media Info

• Features: Figures; References;
• Pagination: p. 19-25
• Serial:
  • Institution of Engrs, Aust Queensland Div Tech Pap
  • Volume: 25
  • Issue Number: 33
  • Publisher: Institution of Engineers
  • ISSN: 0314-4216

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Costs; Countermeasures; Electronics; Equity; Feasibility analysis; Motor vehicles; Ownership; Road pricing; Time; Toll roads; Traffic congestion; Traffic restraint
• Geographic Terms: Hong Kong (China)
• ITRD Terms: 632: Congestion (traffic); 6965: Electronics; 8131: Hong Kong; 240: Road pricing; 2702: Toll road; 633: Traffic restraint; 315: Vehicle ownership
• Subject Areas: Economics; Finance; Highways; Safety and Human Factors; Society; I10: Economics and Administration;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00394821
• Record Type: Publication
• Source Agency: ARRB
• Files: ITRD, TRIS, ATRI
• Created Date: Jul 31 1985 12:00AM