[sustran] Re:Road Passenger Transport Regulation - another Question.

[Paula Negron Poblete]

Is true that in developed countries, regulation covers a wide range of
aspects, including vehicles, quality of service and performance,
sometimes, benefits are also controlled. In developing countries, the
performance of the service is less regulated (there are a few exceptions),
the most important aspect is fares, so public authorities prefer to make
the point on this aspect, by establishing the common fare (like in Mexico
city). In those countries where informal transport is very common and has
the major part of the trips,  it's difficult to put standards on service,
so authorities prefer to make the point on the technical aspects of the
vehicles.
I agree with Alan P. Howes in the fact that a service-based approach can
give interesting results, but in order to make this, the first step is to
create a transport authority that can control not only the planning of
transport routes, but also the performance in the service, even if
sometimes this aspect remains difficult because of the participation of
informal transport.

Alan P Howes a écrit :

> Thanks for the various contributions received re. the above.
>
> Now a fairly specific question:
>
> As far as I know, in "developed" countries regulation is applied to
> services, rather than to vehicles. This is particularly the case for
> buses - although there are also vehicle-based regulations to cover
> safety aspects.
>
> In less-developed regions, it seems that regulation is more often
> applied solely to the vehicle - typically with a licence attached to
> it relating to a specific route.
>
> Am I right in the above, or is it an over-simplification? To me the
> service-based approach has obvious advantages - what are the reasons
> for it not being adopted more widely?
>
> regards, Alan.
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> Alan Howes, Special Advisor (Operations)
> Saudi Public Transport Company, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
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