Performance-based Standards for the Road Sector (Road Transport and Intermodal Linkages Research Programme)
Publisher: OECD
Published: November 2005
Language: eng
Format: Paperback
Number of pages: 104
ISBN-13: 9789282123379
Subjects: Automotive - General; Public Transportation; Transportation; Commercial vehicles; OECD countries; Standards; Transportation, Automotive; Trucking
Description: This report examines existing regulatory approaches and then explores how performance standards might be used to improve regulatory outcomes. Under a performance-based approach to regulation, standards would specify the performance required from vehicle operations rather than mandating how this level of performance is to be achieved. More flexible performance-based regulations provide for increased innovation and more rapid adoption of new technologies. The report explores the regulatory reform processes in some countries that have led to more direct, outcome-oriented approaches to regulating road transport vehicles.