MODELING ACCELERATION AND DECELERATION BEHAVIOR IN HOV LANE BY USING DISCRETE CHOICE THEORY

Identifying and Analyzing Stop and Go Traffic based on Asymmetric Theory of Driving Behavior in Acceleration and Deceleration

Stop and go traffic that leads to oscillate traffic flow frequently is observed on congestion flow. Unexpected reasons such as lane – changing maneuvers, lower speeds of leader vehicle and moving bottleneck cause stop and go traffic and amplifying delay and environment impacts. Stop and go traffic exactly can’t be modeled by traffic models, and also car following models based on kinematic flow ...

Modeling Freeway Lane Changing Behavior

Drivers continuously evaluate the surrounding traffic and the roadway environment, and make decisions about lanes and travel speed. The objective of this thesis is to develop a lane changing model that can be used in microscopic traffic simulation models to capture drivers' lane changing behavior. Lane change is modeled as a sequence of four steps: decision to consider a lane change, choice of ...

Life - Cycle Graphical Representation of Managed Hov Lane Evolution

High-occupancy vehicle (HOV) lanes usually go through an evolution of stages in their life cycle. The typical evolution includes changes in demand levels from several modes including 2+ or 3+ carpools and vanpools, transit, and general-purpose vehicles. To ensure adequate usage, most facilities have started out with a designation of HOV 2+. In some cases, over time, HOV2 volumes have exceeded c...

Discrete Choice Modeling

Do the results change substantially when the restriction is imposed? Does the estimate of ρ change? The hypothesis of interest is H0: β1 = β2. You can test this hypothesis using these models with a likelihood ratio test. Compute twice the difference in the log likelihoods. What are the degrees of freedom for the test? What is the 95% critical value from the chi squared table? (It is also possib...

Discrete Choice Modeling