Public transport has become a major public policy issues in the country. Given the large number of accidents on the roads, the Government has created the Zero Tolerance program. To evaluate its effectiveness, we should see the figures before and after the program agenda. It should also be compared with other policies that could be implemented in order to assess whether it is really effective in relation to other policies.
Here are some links where you can see figures and information on the subject:
http://www.cidatt.com.pe/accidentesnacional.htm
http://www.cidatt.com.pe/Accidentes % 20a% 20Nivel% 20Nacional-2008.xls # frame1! Print_Area
http://www.cidatt.com.pe/Accidentes % 20a% 20Nivel% 20Nacional-2008.xls # frame1! Print_Area
One aspect to evaluate in the long term is to see what were the causes of serious problems seen in provincial and urban transport.
ever hear that building more tracks in Lima was not going to fix the problem of trafficking, as Lima had the same number of vehicles to other major cities (London), however, these cities did not have the traffic that was Lima. The big problem was to do with vans and taxis. And then there is a huge political problem. In part, it seems that the problem originated technical reviews that there was no political will to remove from circulation all vehicles not meeting the standards set for move (We're not giving our opinion on the technical reviews are a good means to improve the vehicle fleet.) Here
copy an article by Professor Juan Francisco Rojas on the subject Public transport:
The market "perfect" intercity passenger transport
Juan Francisco Rojas
Economics argues that the optimal allocation occurs when involving many suppliers and buyers, market access is free, no actor can influence prices, the formation of these is the result of the free action of supply and demand, the product is homogeneous and there is no information asymmetry. A theoretical model is called "perfect competition" and in reality there is only one ideological vacuum.
Incredibly, the intercity passenger market, we have come closer to the model in a close to the textbook. There are many vendors of the service: "combis", "barges", "micro" and "possible" and there are also many purchasers of the service: all users suffered. Access the activity is free, so free it is enough to enter a path or change the travel of the same at sole discretion of the driver when there are not many customers. The price is the result of supply and demand, set by the market. The service is the same, ie homogeneous in deplorable condition. The information is almost perfect: every user knows that the board one of these vehicles, his life is at risk.
curious thing about this is that the more we approach the model more deplorable is the social service and the most dramatic loss. Fuel consumption is excessive and the use of tracks by a large number of vehicles has led to saturation and quality control of environmental protection are not met, the usual consumer abuse, even as no surprise, the urban accidents with serious damages are multiplied, in general, the cost is greater than any benefit that might exist in a system with these characteristics.
training service price is another problem. Whenever up by rising costs of fuel and other inputs, such carriers can not pass up the price of urban passage. The consumer might think this is good because the price is maintained. However, this increased cost is moved to a diminished quality of service and vehicle maintenance, which, ultimately, it hurts badly. The carrier does not generate the resources for the renewal of the fleet unit and the service displays a frightening age. The one who wins with this is the government in power, as inflation does not increase, it is not dented his popularity, and even their body launches competition to prevent an alleged "consensus."
What happens to us? Is this what we want in this market and others? Is there not other ways to solve these problems? Unfortunately, broadcasters argue market system since the nineties, which does not require public goods that only the state can provide (legislation, regulation, oversight, planning, etc..). Conceptual myopia is such that the State thinks that eliminating all problems are solved through the magic of the market "perfect."
The reality is that there are economic activities which require strong government action and where the absence of state is result of greater social harm. Hopefully not to act desperately as we did with "zero tolerance" interprovincial transport, when accidents in the city we all raise awareness about the existence of a serious problem in this daily essential service.
Juan Francisco Rojas
Economics argues that the optimal allocation occurs when involving many suppliers and buyers, market access is free, no actor can influence prices, the formation of these is the result of the free action of supply and demand, the product is homogeneous and there is no information asymmetry. A theoretical model is called "perfect competition" and in reality there is only one ideological vacuum.
Incredibly, the intercity passenger market, we have come closer to the model in a close to the textbook. There are many vendors of the service: "combis", "barges", "micro" and "possible" and there are also many purchasers of the service: all users suffered. Access the activity is free, so free it is enough to enter a path or change the travel of the same at sole discretion of the driver when there are not many customers. The price is the result of supply and demand, set by the market. The service is the same, ie homogeneous in deplorable condition. The information is almost perfect: every user knows that the board one of these vehicles, his life is at risk.
curious thing about this is that the more we approach the model more deplorable is the social service and the most dramatic loss. Fuel consumption is excessive and the use of tracks by a large number of vehicles has led to saturation and quality control of environmental protection are not met, the usual consumer abuse, even as no surprise, the urban accidents with serious damages are multiplied, in general, the cost is greater than any benefit that might exist in a system with these characteristics.
training service price is another problem. Whenever up by rising costs of fuel and other inputs, such carriers can not pass up the price of urban passage. The consumer might think this is good because the price is maintained. However, this increased cost is moved to a diminished quality of service and vehicle maintenance, which, ultimately, it hurts badly. The carrier does not generate the resources for the renewal of the fleet unit and the service displays a frightening age. The one who wins with this is the government in power, as inflation does not increase, it is not dented his popularity, and even their body launches competition to prevent an alleged "consensus."
What happens to us? Is this what we want in this market and others? Is there not other ways to solve these problems? Unfortunately, broadcasters argue market system since the nineties, which does not require public goods that only the state can provide (legislation, regulation, oversight, planning, etc..). Conceptual myopia is such that the State thinks that eliminating all problems are solved through the magic of the market "perfect."
The reality is that there are economic activities which require strong government action and where the absence of state is result of greater social harm. Hopefully not to act desperately as we did with "zero tolerance" interprovincial transport, when accidents in the city we all raise awareness about the existence of a serious problem in this daily essential service.
From: Peru's economic news
is clear that public transport is an activity that must be regulated by the large number of externalities that arise for citizens. Now the question is to design regulation to improve transport. Here are some proposals that have emerged in public debate: Is the construction
more clues?
technical reviews "?
concession "to deliver transport routes?
"licenses for taxi drivers?
"test for drivers and conductors of public transport?
does the construction of a subway or light rail continued?
"increases the penalties in case of accidents?
Each of these proposals should be analyzed according to the actors who will be at stake in each of the regulatory and institutional framework that will effect the introduction of these reforms.
can also see the following links:
http://grancomboclub.blogspot.com/2008/07/lima-el-desborde-vuelve-su-cauce.html
http://www.haloscan.com/comments / silviore/3594944657530602146 /
http://www.haloscan.com/comments / silviore/3594944657530602146 /
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