Ecmt Round Tables Transport And Energy Report Of The Fifty Second Round Table On Transport Economics Held In Paris On 29 30 April 1980

This Round Table examines the costs and benefits of road safety measures.

Too much traffic? Road networks are increasingly unable to cope with ever-expanding requirements. Already severe in densely populated areas, the problem is becoming even more so as road traffic grows substantially. Since road congestion can jeopardise vital economic interests, some specialists are advocating a process of user selection, essentially by means of a price mechanism. This Round Table examines the introduction of "road pricing" or a similar method in the form of tolls and compares approaches adopted in a number of countries

This Round Table examines the theory and application of Modal-Split modelling in analysing the demand for freight transport.

The Round Table analyses the opportunities for setting infrastructure service prices so that they also provide guidance for the supply of services.