THEORY OF CONGESTED TRAFFIC FLOW: SELF-ORGANIZATION WITHOUT BOTTLENECKS
This paper contains the results of experimental observations of the phenomena of self-organization in traffic flow on German highways. The observations allow one to suggest that there are at least two phenomena of "self-organization without bottlenecks" in real traffic flow: (1) spontaneous formation of a local region of synchronized traffic flow in initially free traffic flow; and (2) spontaneous formation of a traffic jam in synchronized traffic flow. A theory of congested traffic flow which may qualitatively explain these and other diverse effects of self-organization in real traffic flow is discussed.
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Authors:
- Kerner, B S
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Conference:
- 14th International Symposium on Transportation and Traffic Theory
- Location: Jerusalem, Israel
- Date: 1999-7-20 to 1999-7-23
- Publication Date: 1999
Language
- English
Media Info
- Features: Figures; References;
- Pagination: p. 147-171
Subject/Index Terms
- TRT Terms: Bottlenecks; Field studies; Traffic congestion; Traffic flow; Traffic flow theory
- Uncontrolled Terms: Self-organization (Traffic flow); Synchronous traffic flow; Traffic jams
- Geographic Terms: Germany
- Subject Areas: Highways; Operations and Traffic Management;
Filing Info
- Accession Number: 00794624
- Record Type: Publication
- ISBN: 0080434487
- Files: TRIS, ATRI
- Created Date: Jun 2 2000 12:00AM