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
• 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