Modeling Mixed Traffic Flow With Motorcycles Based On Discrete Choice Approach

This study aims to develop a microscopic model depicting the traffic flow, where motorcycles and passenger cars are mixed. In the model, both behaviors of motorcycles and passenger cars are represented by considering the interaction between them. Concretely, the non-lane based discrete choice approach is applied, because (i) in the mixed traffic flow with motorcycles most vehicles do not follow the lane markings and (ii) the discrete choice approach can represent the highly flexible movement and capture the characteristics of the drivers perception of surrounding traffic situation appropriately. The model parameters are specified by using the vehicle trajectory data observed at Hanoi. As a result, it is found that the discrete choice approach is useful to model mixed traffic flow and that while a rider of a motorcycle pays much attention to the surrounding passenger cars, a driver of a passenger car pays less attention to the surrounding motorcycles.

  • Supplemental Notes:
    • This paper was sponsored by TRB committee AHB45 Traffic Flow Theory and Characteristics.
  • Corporate Authors:

    Transportation Research Board

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  • Authors:
    • Shiomi, Yasuhiro
    • Hanamori, Teruaki
    • Uno, Nobuhiro
    • Shimamoto, Hiroshi
  • Conference:
  • Date: 2014

Language

  • English

Media Info

  • Media Type: Digital/other
  • Features: Figures; Photos; References; Tables;
  • Pagination: 18p
  • Monograph Title: TRB 93rd Annual Meeting Compendium of Papers

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Filing Info

  • Accession Number: 01515532
  • Record Type: Publication
  • Report/Paper Numbers: 14-4846
  • Files: TRIS, TRB, ATRI
  • Created Date: Feb 24 2014 8:43AM