GAP-ACCEPTANCE IN ROAD TRAFFIC

THE DISTRIBUTION OF DELAY TO MINOR ROAD VEHICLES WAITING TO MERGE OR CROSS A SINGLE STREAM OF MAJOR ROAD TRAFFIC IS FOUND. THE DECISION TO CROSS IS TAKEN, ON THE BASIS OF A GAP-ACCEPTANCE FUNCTION. THE MODEL TURNS OUT TO BE A SIMPLE QUEUING PROBLEM IN WHICH A CUSTOMER FINDING AN EMPTY QUEUE HAS A DIFFERENT SERVICE TIME DISTRIBUTION FROM QUEUEING CUSTOMERS. THE KEY TO THIS REPRESENTATION IS EXPLAINED. SOME NUMERICAL RESULTS INDICATE THAT IN MOST CIRCUMSTANCES, A SIMPLE MODEL WILL GIVE ADEQUATE RESULTS. /AUTHOR/

• Supplemental Notes:
  • Vol 5, No 1, PP 84-92
• Authors:
  • Hawkes, A G
• Publication Date: 0

Media Info

• Serial:
  • Journal Applied Probability /UK/
  • Issue Number: 0

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Gap acceptance; Intersections; Merging traffic; Physical distribution; Queuing; Service time; Single lane traffic; Traffic; Traffic delays; Traffic flow; Travelers; Vehicles
• Subject Areas: Freight Transportation; Highways; Operations and Traffic Management; Society; Vehicles and Equipment;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00227167
• Record Type: Publication
• Files: TRIS
• Created Date: Aug 13 2004 6:56PM