There is a growing recognition that discrete choice models are capable of providing a more realistic picture of route choice behavior. In particular, influential factors other than travel time that are found to affect the choice of route trigger the application of random utility models in the route choice literature. This paper focuses on path-based, logit-type stochastic route choice models, i...

Until now transport planners and modellers have little information on the actual route choice in road networks as route choice is difficult to observe. The paper presents various techniques for observing route choice (floating car data, mobile phone data, automatic number plate recognition systems, bluetooth detection) and shows results of route choice observations. Based on the analysis of the...

Pedestrians’ route choice is critical for several purposes, while deliberately changing map representations can influence users’ choice. Simplifying routes’ geometric shapes one way to achieve this. However, the other characteristics of routes (e.g., relative distance different routes, differences in initial orientation, number intersections, and direction changes) also pedestrians’ choice, per...

The paper reports laboratory experiments with a two route choice scenario. In each session 18 subjects had to choose between a main road M and a side road S. The capacity of M was larger. Feedback was given in treatment I only on the subjects’ own travel time and in treatment II on travel time for M and S. The main results are as follows: • Mean numbers on M and S are near to pure equilibrium. ...

Recent empirical studies have found that travellers route choices deviate from perfect rationality, showing urban trips do not necessary follow the shortest-time routes. However, there is no consent on how much travellers’ choice behaviour deviates rational assumption. The objective of this study to contribute understanding process travel time when making choices, and quantify what extent users...