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Catching or Fining Speeders

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  • Eef Delhaye
  • Stef Proost
  • Sandra Rousseau

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This paper uses a political economy model to analyse the choice between fine and detection probability. We distinguish two lobby groups: vulnerable road users and car drivers. If only vulnerable road users are lobbying, we find that the expected fine is higher than if only the interests of car drivers are taken into account. When we consider the choice between detection probability and the fine for a given expected fine, we find that the fine preferred by the vulnerable road users is higher than socially optimal. This theory is empirically tested for the enforcement of speeding in the European Union. © 2015 LSE and the University of Bath

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  • Eef Delhaye & Stef Proost & Sandra Rousseau, 2015. "Catching or Fining Speeders," Journal of Transport Economics and Policy, University of Bath, vol. 49(3), pages 415-437, July.
    • Handle: RePEc:tpe:jtecpo:v:49:y:2015:i:3:p:415-437
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    1. Carina Goldbach & Deniz Kayar & Thomas Pitz & Jörn Sickmann, 2022. "Driving, Fast and Slow: An Experimental Investigation of Speed Choice and Information," SAGE Open, , vol. 12(2), pages 21582440221, April.
    2. Tscharaktschiew, Stefan, 2016. "The private (unnoticed) welfare cost of highway speeding behavior from time saving misperceptions," Economics of Transportation, Elsevier, vol. 7, pages 24-37.
    3. Tscharaktschiew, Stefan, 2020. "Why are highway speed limits really justified? An equilibrium speed choice analysis," Transportation Research Part B: Methodological, Elsevier, vol. 138(C), pages 317-351.

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