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A Driver Behavior-Based Lane-Changing Model for Urban Arterial Streets

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  • Daniel (Jian) Sun

    (School of Naval Architecture, Ocean and Civil Engineering, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, Shanghai 200240, China)

  • Lily Elefteriadou

    (Department of Civil and Coastal Engineering, University of Florida, Gainesville, Florida 32611)

Abstract

Lane-changing algorithms have attracted increased attention during recent years. However, limited research has been conducted to address the probability of changing lanes as a function of driver characteristics and lane-changing scenarios. This study contributes to the development of a comprehensive framework for modeling drivers' lane-changing maneuver on arterials by using driver behavior-related data. Focus group studies and “in-vehicle” driving tests were performed to investigate the effects of driver type under various lane changes on urban arterials and to collect microscopic vehicular data. With these field collected values, a model was developed to estimate the probability of changing lanes under various lane-changing scenarios and to estimate the corresponding gap acceptance characteristics. The lane-changing probability for each scenario was modeled as a function of the factors identified from the focus group discussions, as well as the driver types. In the gap acceptance modeling, a sequence of “hand-shaking negotiations” was introduced to describe vehicle interactions that may occur during lane-changing maneuvers. The proposed lane-changing model was implemented in the CORSIM (CORrider SIMulation) micro-simulator. The simulation capabilities of the newly developed model were compared to the original lane-changing algorithm in CORSIM and to the field observations. The validation results indicated that the new model better replicates the observed traffic under various levels of flow.

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  • Daniel (Jian) Sun & Lily Elefteriadou, 2014. "A Driver Behavior-Based Lane-Changing Model for Urban Arterial Streets," Transportation Science, INFORMS, vol. 48(2), pages 184-205, May.
    • Handle: RePEc:inm:ortrsc:v:48:y:2014:i:2:p:184-205
    DOI: 10.1287/trsc.1120.0435
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