Changes on Road Safety Policies in Spain from 2004 to 2010: A Critical Analysis from the Point of View of Institutional Design

  • Jordi Tena Sánchez Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona
DOI: https://doi.org/10.18543/ed-58(2)-2010pp247-298
Keywords: institutional design, road safety, penalty points driving licence, Criminal Code amendments

Abstract

In this work, I will review the most important changes carried out in Spanish road safety policies since 2004 from the point of view of institutional design. I argue road safety policy had been erratic in Spain. Citizens did not think road safety to be a problem, and both laws and enforcement mechanisms were wrongly design. In spite of being a long scope process, in 2004 there was a qualitative change. Among many other changes, Traffic and Road Safety Law was modified to introduce the penalty points driving licence, Criminal Code was amended to define better offences related to road safety, and mechanisms to control alcohol and speed increased.

Published online: 05 December 2014

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Author Biography

Jordi Tena Sánchez, Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona
Investigador del Departamento de Sociología
Published
2014-12-05
How to Cite
Tena Sánchez, Jordi. 2014. “Changes on Road Safety Policies in Spain from 2004 to 2010: A Critical Analysis from the Point of View of Institutional Design”. Estudios De Deusto 58 (2), 247-98. https://doi.org/10.18543/ed-58(2)-2010pp247-298.
Issue
Vol. 58 No. 2 (2010)
Section
Studies

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