Transport Law Enforcement: a Framework for the Optimisation of Economic Benefits

Economic principles, which under-pin most appraisal methods, are widely accepted to lead to a more efficient and effective allocation of both public and private sector resources. The methods used in modelling transport movement and the framework used in evaluation is clearly (if not perhaps fully) defined. Economic principles have had an important influence in both model development and the derivation of parameters used in evaluation. By implication the effort put into this activity is assumed to lead to a more efficient and effective allocation of resources to such an extent that it justifies the expenditure. It follows that economics may present a means of optimising investment in enforcement resources and maximising scheme outputs.