Text file: 1940.txt
author: planika
downvotes: 3
end consideration date: 2011-07-28
id: '1940'
number comments: 17
number views: 3571
proposal type: Competent authority response
response: 'Response from the Ministry of Transport

  Positive incentives and messages are certainly a very effective method for changing
  habits in the long term and, also in transport, a good way to make traffic safer
  and smoother. In 2010, the campaigns and preventive actions carried out by the Slovenian
  Public Agency for Transport Safety are focused on such messages, to thank drivers
  who follow the traffic rules, to let them know that this is very much appreciated
  and to encourage positive behaviour by thanking and praising them.

  A reward system has also been introduced for compulsory motor insurance, where all
  insurers have bonuses for vehicle owners who have not caused damage in the previous
  insurance period or over a longer period of time. For owners of vehicles with multiple
  damage events, there is the possibility of negative consequences by increasing premiums.
  A positive incentive is in place and negative consequences are avoided by owners
  switching insurers.

  Both areas are successfully developing positive incentives, and of course with appropriate
  measures, because there are mechanisms in place behind the scenes to do so. This
  is not the case with road infrastructure charges or similar levies. The fines and
  penalties paid for infringements of traffic rules are revenue of the budget of the
  Republic of Slovenia, they have no earmarked use and cannot receive this in an integrated
  budget system. The second reason, which has a very positive message, is that the
  majority of drivers comply with the rules and have no offences on their record.
  Rewarding the majority would therefore mean the need to provide abundant new resources
  - just to give an example: for, say, a 10% discount, we would need to provide between
  five and six million euros a year.'
response date: 2011-08-26
response due date: null
sent date: 2011-06-28
title: Improving road safety
upvotes: 13
url: https://predlagam.vladi.si/predlog/1940
