Agent-based framework for modeling gap acceptance behavior of drivers turning left at signalized intersections

Transportation Research Record

Volumn , Issue 2316, 2012, Pages 1-10

  Zohdy, Ismail ^a   Rakha, Hesham ^b  

^a VIRGINIA TECH TRANSPORTATION INSTITUTE   (United States)

^b Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AUTONOMOUS AGENTS; BEHAVIORAL RESEARCH; COMPUTATIONAL METHODS; DATA HANDLING; DECISION MAKING; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; TRAFFIC SIGNALS; VEHICLE TO VEHICLE COMMUNICATIONS;

ACCEPTANCE BEHAVIOR; AGENT-BASED FRAMEWORK; DRIVING BEHAVIOUR; GAP-ACCEPTANCE; LEFT TURNS; MODEL GAPS; MODEL USE; PHYSICAL CAPABILITIES; SIGNALIZED INTERSECTION; VEHICLE DYNAMICS MODELS;

VEHICLES;

EID: 84904365178     PISSN: 03611981     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3141/2316-01     Document Type: Article

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