The Netherlands controls traffic accidents and emissions by GPS

To buy a car is not difficult, but drivers in the Netherlands will have to pay taxes for every kilometer that their vehicles circulate on the road. The monitoring is done thanks to the GPS system.

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The government considers the taxation of car travel time to be an effective solution to reduce fatal accidents, overcome congestion and control emissions.

Within the framework of the new traffic law passed by the Dutch government last weekend, starting in 2012, average passenger drivers must pay at least 0.03 euros / 1 km. This tax increase for heavy vehicles, causing more pollution and circulation during rush hours.

The Netherlands will use the Global Positioning System (GPS) to determine the time of each vehicle's traffic and send data to an agency responsible for sending bills to vehicle owners.

According to Dutch Ministry of Transport calculations, the new law will bring benefits to 60% of drivers, when the number of vehicles participating in circulation decreases by 15%, peak traffic congestion is halved, the number of people killed network traffic accidents decreased by 7% and emissions decreased by 10%.