Empirical study of lane-changing behavior along different types of high-occupancy vehicle facilities in California

Transportation Research Record

Volumn , Issue 2396, 2013, Pages 143-150

  Du, Yaoqiong ^a   Wu, Guoyuan ^b   Boriboonsomsin, Kanok ^b   Chan, Ching Yao ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b University of California Riverside   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACCESS CONTROL; HIGH OCCUPANCY VEHICLE LANES;

ACCESS TYPES; CALIFORNIA; EMPIRICAL STUDIES; FREEWAY OPERATIONS; HIGH OCCUPANCY VEHICLES; HIGH RESOLUTION; LANE CHANGE; LANE CHANGING; LANE-CHANGING BEHAVIORS; MICROSCOPIC MODELS;

VEHICLES;

EID: 84897039152     PISSN: 03611981     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3141/2396-16     Document Type: Article

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