To block big cities this year or try to collect "congestion fees"

Su Hui, chairman of the China Automobile Dealers Association’s tangible market branch, recently revealed at the Xinhuaxin Automotive Market Symposium that in order to effectively manage traffic congestion, some major domestic cities are likely to formulate “congestion fee” policies this year. He also suggested that consumers should Rational car purchase, and demand as the primary measure of car selection, purchase behavior should not be too much affected by the price reduction.

Su Hui said that traffic congestion fees refer to certain fees charged by road users in certain areas during traffic congestion. It is essentially an economic means of traffic demand management. The purpose is to use the price mechanism to limit the traffic density at the peak of urban roads, so as to alleviate the traffic congestion in the city and improve the operational efficiency of the entire city traffic.

“The car ownership of some major cities in the country will set a new high this year, and it is approaching the relevant departments to assess the urban transport capacity ceiling.” He said that while vigorously developing public transport, the “limitation of motor vehicles in hotspots and hotspots is limited.” Stopping, limiting, and restricting are also essential governance tools. Compared with some administrative measures, the introduction of "traffic jam fees" through economic levers may yield good results, guide citizens in the rational use of automobiles, and increase the efficiency of the allocation of urban transport resources.