Module 8 : Specialized Traffic Studies
Lecture 44 : Congestion Studies
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Uses of congestion pricing

  1. Diverts travelers to other modes
  2. Causes cancellation of non essential trips during peak hours
  3. Collects sufficient fund for major upgrades of highways and other road maintenance works.
  4. Cross-subsidizes public transport modes thereby fetching income to the government.

Requirements of a good pricing system

  1. Charges should be closely related to the amount of use made of roads
  2. Price should be variable at different times of day/week/year or for different classes of vehicles
  3. It should be stable and ascertainable by road users before commencement of journey
  4. Method should be simple for road users to understand and police to enforce
  5. Should be accepted by public as fair to all
  6. Payment in advance should be possible
  7. Should be reliable
  8. Should be free from fraud or evasion
  9. Should be capable of being applied to the whole country