Charging for Road use by Using Navigation Systems

M. H. EL-Haddad

Abstract:	This paper discusses a new 24-hour GPS-Vehicle Teletext Information (GVTI) surveillance system for ve-hicles, which ensures that motorists would be impelled to take direct real-time responsibility for congestion and pollution. It is a multi-terrain and an all weather system providing a continuous real-time coverage and data serv-ices. This system can help in controlling problems such as congestion and pollution. GPS-VTI is an integrated GPS/DGPS and Vehicle Teletext Information technological system designed to meet economical and technical issues based on reliability, running costs and quality of data. This system charges motorists on various real-time road-tax rates depending on motorists profile, vehicle, travel zone and time. Charging the motorists with the task of taking direct responsibility can sharply reduce conges-tion, pollution and increases the profit of the operator. Motorists do consider congestion as a source of delay to themselves, but they do not consider their direct respon-sibility to cover the costs of pollution and congestion lev-els. In deciding when to travel, they are only likely to consider the costs to themselves. Thus, by using GPS-VTI, motorists may prefer public transport to avoid areas of congestion when they consider their responsibility for pollution and congestion.
Published in:	Proceedings of the 12th International Technical Meeting of the Satellite Division of The Institute of Navigation (ION GPS 1999) September 14 - 17, 1999 Nashville, TN
Pages:	565 - 568
Cite this article:	EL-Haddad, M. H., "Charging for Road use by Using Navigation Systems," Proceedings of the 12th International Technical Meeting of the Satellite Division of The Institute of Navigation (ION GPS 1999), Nashville, TN, September 1999, pp. 565-568.
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