Time gap modeling under mixed traffic condition :A statistical analysis

Jiaotong Yunshu Xitong Gongcheng Yu Xinxi/Journal of Transportation Systems Engineering and Information Technology

Volumn 12, Issue 6, 2012, Pages 72-84

  Dubey, Subodh Kant ^a   Ponnu, Balaji ^a   Arkatkar, Shriniwas S ^a  

^a BIRLA INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY AND SCIENCE   (India)

Author keywords

A D tests; Bin size; Heterogeneous traffic flow; Highway transportation; K S tests; Vehicular time gap

Indexed keywords

A-D TESTS; BIN SIZE; HETEROGENEOUS TRAFFIC FLOW; K-S TEST; TIME GAP;

DEVELOPING COUNTRIES; MOTOR TRANSPORTATION; ROADS AND STREETS; STATISTICAL TESTS;

RESEARCH;

EID: 84872141789     PISSN: 10096744     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/s1570-6672(11)60233-x     Document Type: Article

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