Drive Time Permits
An Irish academic has suggested that the way to solve congestion problems is to give drivers a set amount of driving time per year.
[mailchimp_signup][/mailchimp_signup]Thomas Power from Dublin Institute of Technology says road pricing favours the rich, and since higher income groups tend to drive more and use bigger cars than lower income groups, car owners could be given a driving permit that would give them a set amount of driving time each year. He also proposes a form of ‘driving time trading’, in which those who drive less or decide not to travel into congested areas could sell their unused time to motorists willing and able to buy them, thereby distributing income from rich to poor.
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