[sustran] Re: Proof-of-parking laws: what do you think?

[Todd Edelman]

Briefly (and simplistically): I prefer corruption to pollution.

- T

On 12/02/2011 01:21 AM, Paul Barter wrote:
> What do sustran-discussers think of 'Proof-of-Parking' laws?
>
> The idea is that before being allowed to register a car you would be
> required to prove to local authorities that you have access to an
> off-street parking space near your home. Japan has had this policy since
> the 1950s.
>
> Two small Indian states have now adopted this or others are thinking about
> it (including Karnataka and Maharashtra). Last month, a national committee
> (the Sundar Committee) included the possibility in draft revisions to
> India's Motor Vehicles Act, 1988.
>
> This triggered some debate. See
> http://www.reinventingparking.org/2011/10/india-debates-proof-of-parking-laws.htmlfor
> more information on this news and the early reactions to it. There is
> also more detail on proof-of-parking laws in case you want more insight.
>
> *What do you think? Is such a policy desirable? Is it feasible? Would it
> just create new corruption opportunities?*
>
> Does anyone know more details about those Indian states that have adopted
> this. How is it going?
>
> Paul Barter
> Singapore
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