Modelling of motorcycle movements in mixed traffic conditions
There exists limited literature that explains the movement of two-wheelers in mixed traffic conditions, where the traffic behaviour is characterised by different vehicle types moving together without much lane adherence, collision avoidance to neighbouring vehicles, response to infrastructure boundaries and following behaviour with respect to multiple lead vehicles. The study aims at filling this gap by proposing a microscopic simulation model exclusively for two-wheeler movement in a mixed traffic environment. The theories of the social force model and the intelligent driver model have been adapted and employed for this purpose. The model performance is assessed using individual trajectory comparison between simulation and observation, and the ability to qualitatively simulate naturalistic two-wheeler behaviour through a test scenario. The simulation results show that the model could visually represent the two-wheeler behaviour in mixed traffic scenarios.
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Supplemental Notes:
- This paper was sponsored by TRB committee ANF30 Motorcycles and Mopeds.
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Authors:
- Babu, Freddy Antony Mullakkal
- Vortisch, Peter
- Mathew, Tom V
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Conference:
- Transportation Research Board 94th Annual Meeting
- Location: Washington DC, United States
- Date: 2015-1-11 to 2015-1-15
- Date: 2015
Language
- English
Media Info
- Media Type: Digital/other
- Features: Figures; References; Tables;
- Pagination: 12p
- Monograph Title: TRB 94th Annual Meeting Compendium of Papers
Subject/Index Terms
- TRT Terms: Microsimulation; Motorcycles; Traffic models; Traffic simulation; Vehicle mix; Vehicle trajectories
- Subject Areas: Highways; Planning and Forecasting; I72: Traffic and Transport Planning;
Filing Info
- Accession Number: 01557655
- Record Type: Publication
- Report/Paper Numbers: 15-4442
- Files: TRIS, TRB, ATRI
- Created Date: Mar 24 2015 8:46AM