A SAFETY INDEX FOR TRAFFIC WITH LINEAR SPACINGS

THE AUTHORS HAVE TRIED TO IMPROVE THE TRAFFIC DYNAMIC THEORY OF PROFESSOR PIPES AND HAVE FOUND THE FUNDAMENTAL EQUATION OF TRAFFIC DYNAMICS FOR A CASE IN WHICH THE VELOCITY OF THE FOLLOWING VEHICLE IS DETERMINED NOT ONLY BY THE SPACE BETWEEN FOLLOWING AND LEAD CARS, BUT ALSO BY THE VELOCITY OF THE LEAD CAR. THE SAFETY OF THE FOLLOWING CAR WITH RESPECT TO REAR END COLLISION WHEN THE LEAD CAR IS IN SINUSOIDAL MOTION IS QUANTIFIED BY INTRODUCING A SAFETY INDEX. AT THE SAME TIME, THE STABILITY OF THE PROPAGATION OF A SINUSOIDAL DISTURBANCE DOWN A LINE OF CARS IS DESCRIBED. /AUTHOR/

• Supplemental Notes:
  • Vol 7, No 6, PP 704-720, 7 FIG, 3 REF
• Authors:
  • Kometani, E
  • Sasaki, T
• Publication Date: 0

Media Info

• Serial:
  • OPERATIONS RESEARCH
  • Issue Number: 0
  • Publisher: NEWELL, GORDON F.

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Car following; Indexes (Information management); Linear equations; Motion; Rear end crashes; Sine curves; Traffic flow; Traffic flow theory; Vehicle safety; Velocity
• Old TRIS Terms: Vehicular safety
• Subject Areas: Highways; Operations and Traffic Management;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00227112
• Record Type: Publication
• Files: TRIS
• Created Date: Aug 13 2004 6:56PM