ITS and the privatisation of road infrastructure : a property rights approach to a 'public' good. In this paper we deal with the privatisation of road infrastructure. To refine the discussion insights from the property rights approach are used. Learning from that approach, we could say that road infrastructure could be seen as a bundle of rights. The right to use road infrastructure is the most difficult one to privatise. Now many roads are freely accessible, but the privatisation of this right leads would comprise setting up a system where there is a limited number of privately owned access rights that can be traded: a market in access rights. To make this technically possible, intelligent transport systems can be a very important tools. Especially the combination of in-car, infrastructure and information applications can have significant consequences. (Author/publisher)
Samenvatting