Modeling Cooperative Driving Behavior in Freeway Merges

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• Creators:
  Ben-Akiva, Moshe
• Corporate Creators:
  Massachusetts Institute of Technology
• Corporate Contributors:
  New England University Transportation Center
• Subject/TRT Terms:
  • Merging traffic
  • Merging area
  • Interchange elements
  • Ramps (Interchanges)
  • Freeway operations
  • Acceleration lanes
  • Speed change lanes
  • Bottlenecks
  • Traffic flow
  • Traffic simulation
  More +
• Resource Type:
  Tech Report
• Geographical Coverage:
  Massachusetts
• OCLC Number:
  795528444
• Corporate Publisher:
  New England University Transportation Center
• NTL Classification:
  NTL-OPERATIONS AND TRAFFIC CONTROLS-OPERATIONS AND TRAFFIC CONTROLS ; NTL-OPERATIONS AND TRAFFIC CONTROLS-Traffic Flow ; NTL-OPERATIONS AND TRAFFIC CONTROLS-Traffic Control Devices
• Abstract:
  Merging locations are major sources of freeway bottlenecks and are therefore important for freeway operations analysis. Microscopic simulation tools have been successfully used to analyze merging bottlenecks and to design optimum geometric configurations and control strategies for such locations. In congested situations, acceptable gaps for merging are often not available and freeway mainline drivers often cooperate with the on-ramp drivers and create gaps for the merge. This is usually done either by decelerating or by changing to an inner freeway lane. Also, in some cases the merging driver may become impatient and decide to force in, which compels the lag driver in the freeway to decelerate. The lane-changing and acceleration decisions of the freeway mainline driver are therefore not only based on his present situation, but also influenced by the anticipated intention of the merging driver (e.g. whether or not the merging driver is executing a forced merge). Consequently, the merging models developed for a particular freeway may not be applicable to other freeways.
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• Download URL:
  https://rosap.ntl.bts.gov/view/dot/24318/dot_24318_DS1.pdf
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• Collection(s):
  University Transportation Centers ; US Transportation Collection
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