IMPLEMENTATION OF PEDESTRIAN MESO MODELS IN PORTUGAL

This report discusses the implementation of a computer model, known as VULCAN, which simulates the crossing behavior of pedestrians. The report considers the transferability of VULCAN to Portugal in three main areas: pedestrian delay/car flow relationships, pedestrian route choice, and usefulness of software.

• Supplemental Notes:
  • Publication Date: 1994 Published By: University of Leeds, Institute for Transport Studies Leeds, England
• Corporate Authors:

  University of Leeds

  Institute for Transport Studies
  Leeds, West Yorkshire  United Kingdom  LS2 9JT

  DRIVE (Program : European Communities)

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• Authors:
  • Timms, P M
• Publication Date: 1994

Language

• English

Media Info

• Pagination: 21 p.
• Serial:
  • Working paper / University of Leeds, Institute for Transport Studies ; 415
  • Publisher: University of Leeds

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Pedestrians; Safety; Traffic control
• Subject Areas: Operations and Traffic Management; Pedestrians and Bicyclists; Safety and Human Factors;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00787328
• Record Type: Publication
• Source Agency: UC Berkeley Transportation Library
• Files: PATH
• Created Date: Nov 17 2000 12:00AM