Freeway capacity, saturation flow and the car following behavioural algorithm of the VISSIM microsimulation software
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Freeways represent the best example of an unconstrained traffic flow system with high speed operations, limited access and egress opportunities and few factors to inhibit traffic flow. This road type can typically achieve the highest throughput of traffic per hour per lane across most metropolitan networks. As most regular limitations to free flow traffic conditions are removed from freeways, the achievable throughput is subject to regulatory constraints such as speeds and societal limitations such as headways between vehicles.
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