On the periodicity of traffic oscillations and capacity drop: The role of driver characteristics

Transportation Research Part B: Methodological

Volumn 59, Issue , 2014, Pages 117-136

  Chen, Danjue ^a   Ahn, Soyoung ^b   Laval, Jorge ^c   Zheng, Zuduo ^d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b University of Wisconsin Madison   (United States)

^c Georgia Institute of Technology   (United States)

^d QUEENSLAND UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Capacity drop; Driver behavior; Stop and go oscillations; Traffic hysteresis

Indexed keywords

DROPS; HYSTERESIS; HYSTERESIS LOOPS;

DISCHARGE RATES; DRIVER BEHAVIOR; EVOLUTIONARY CYCLES; EXISTING CAPACITY; LANE CHANGE; LOWER DENSITY; STOP-AND-GO; UPSTREAM PROPAGATION;

OSCILLATING FLOW;

PERIODICITY; TRAFFIC MANAGEMENT;

EID: 84890139149     PISSN: 01912615     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.trb.2013.11.005     Document Type: Article

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