Empirical analysis of merging behavior at freeway on-ramp

Transportation Research Record

Volumn , Issue 2188, 2010, Pages 108-118

  Daamen, Winnie ^a   Loot, Martijn ^b   Hoogendoorn, Serge P ^a  

^a DELFT UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Netherlands)

^b Divisie Mobiliteit Verkeer and Vervoer Adviesgroep Strategie and Beleid   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

TRAFFIC CONGESTION; VEHICLES;

ACCELERATION LANE; DATA SET; EMPIRICAL ANALYSIS; EMPIRICAL DATA; FREE FLOW; LANE-CHANGING BEHAVIORS; MERGING BEHAVIOR; MICROSCOPIC SIMULATION MODELS; ON-RAMP; TRAFFIC CONDITIONS;

MERGING;

EID: 79551577090     PISSN: 03611981     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3141/2188-12     Document Type: Article

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