Point-record driving licence and road safety: An economic approach

• 成果类型: Article
• 署名作者: Bourgeon, Jean-Marc; Picard, Pierre
• 署名单位: Institut Polytechnique de Paris; Ecole Polytechnique; Hautes Etudes Commerciales (HEC) Paris; Institut Polytechnique de Paris; Ecole Polytechnique; INRAE
• 刊物名称: JOURNAL OF PUBLIC ECONOMICS
• ISSN/ISSBN: 0047-2727
• DOI: 10.1016/j.jpubeco.2006.05.007
• 发表日期: 2007
• 页码: 235-258
• 关键词: Road safety; law enforcement; driving licence

摘要

Many countries now issue driving licences where traffic violations are recorded through a point system, even though implementation varies among countries and even within a country. Depriving offenders of their licence is a non-monetary sanction that allows the government to incapacitate dangerous individuals and that also deters most drivers from infringing the law. We investigate the desirable features of point-record licence mechanisms and, in particular, whether drivers should be allowed to redeem points and/or be given a probationary period. We also analyze the complementarity of point-record mechanisms and fines and consider the possibility of an immediate withdrawal of the driving licence for very serious offenses. (c) 2006 Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved.