Price and quantity regulations, as well as statutory vehicle and driver standards, for the taxi and PHV sector have long been justified on grounds of imperfect information (OECD 2008). The nature of taxi markets in the pre-digital era was such that searching (finding and sorting through the...

The vehicle inspection program in Mexico City is regard as one of the most successful in a developing country. As the program evolved it suffered the problem common to most such scheme in developing countries -- high levels of evasion. But the program now operates well, through high volume,...

In the past few months, Ghana’s road safety space has seen sustained collaborations between public institutions and a critical mass of private citizens and institutions aimed at making the roads safer. There also has been increased police surveillance, especially during festive periods which...