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Modeling the impact of pedestrian behavior diversity on traffic dynamics at a crosswalk with push button

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  • Dong-Fan Xie

    (School of Traffic and Transportation, Beijing Jiaotong University, Beijing 100044, P. R. China2MOE Key Laboratory for Urban Transportation Complex, Systems Theory and Technology, Beijing Jiaotong University, Beijing 100044, P. R. China)

  • Xiao-Mei Zhao

    (School of Traffic and Transportation, Beijing Jiaotong University, Beijing 100044, P. R. China2MOE Key Laboratory for Urban Transportation Complex, Systems Theory and Technology, Beijing Jiaotong University, Beijing 100044, P. R. China)

  • Xin-Gang Li

    (School of Traffic and Transportation, Beijing Jiaotong University, Beijing 100044, P. R. China2MOE Key Laboratory for Urban Transportation Complex, Systems Theory and Technology, Beijing Jiaotong University, Beijing 100044, P. R. China)

  • Tai-Lang Zhu

    (School of Traffic and Transportation, Beijing Jiaotong University, Beijing 100044, P. R. China2MOE Key Laboratory for Urban Transportation Complex, Systems Theory and Technology, Beijing Jiaotong University, Beijing 100044, P. R. China)

Abstract

Crosswalk with push button is prevalent in lots of cities for the purpose of promoting the efficiency of the crosswalk, and thus the delays of both vehicles and pedestrians can be reduced. This strategy has been confirmed to be effective in several developed countries. However, it is a pity that application of push button is aborted in some cities in China. In this work, diverse behaviors of vehicles and pedestrians are analyzed and discussed. Then, a microscopic model is developed by incorporating the interaction between vehicles and pedestrians. Numerical simulations are performed to reveal the characteristics of traffic flow and the efficiency of the signal control strategy. Also, the impacts of risker proportion and button reaction time, as well as the impacts of various behaviors as mass behavior, the patience of pedestrian and push button habit are investigated. It is expected that the results will be helpful to the strategy design of a signalized crosswalk in such developing countries as China.

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  • Dong-Fan Xie & Xiao-Mei Zhao & Xin-Gang Li & Tai-Lang Zhu, 2016. "Modeling the impact of pedestrian behavior diversity on traffic dynamics at a crosswalk with push button," International Journal of Modern Physics C (IJMPC), World Scientific Publishing Co. Pte. Ltd., vol. 27(07), pages 1-13, July.
    • Handle: RePEc:wsi:ijmpcx:v:27:y:2016:i:07:n:s0129183116500832
    DOI: 10.1142/S0129183116500832
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