VEHICLE FLOW CHARACTERISTICS ON ACCELERATION LANES

The merging process from an acceleration lane to the through lane of the freeway constitutes an important aspect of traffic operation at interchanges. This maneuver involves a lane change, usually some acceleration, and the acceptance of a lag or a gap within the major stream of vehicles. The purpose of this study was to investigate the flow characteristics on acceleration lanes. Toward this end, three separate analyses were conducted: the locational distribution of merging places, the acceleration characteristics of vehicles, and driver behavior during gap or lag acceptance from the acceleration lanes.

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• Authors:
  • Polus, A
  • Livneh, Moshe
  • Factor, J
• Publication Date: 1985-11

Media Info

• Features: References;
• Pagination: p. 595-606
• Serial:
  • Journal of Transportation Engineering
  • Volume: 111
  • Issue Number: 6
  • Publisher: American Society of Civil Engineers
  • ISSN: 0733-947X
  • Serial URL: https://ascelibrary.org/journal/jtepbs

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Acceleration lanes; Drivers; Gap acceptance; Human characteristics; Lane changing; Merging traffic; Traffic flow
• Uncontrolled Terms: Driver characteristics
• Subject Areas: Highways; Operations and Traffic Management; Safety and Human Factors; Society; I71: Traffic Theory;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00458013
• Record Type: Publication
• Source Agency: Engineering Information, Incorporated
• Files: TRIS
• Created Date: Sep 30 1986 12:00AM