Generalized Deterministic Traffic Rules

Henryk Fuks () and Nino Boccara
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Henryk Fuks: Department of Physics, University of Illinois at Chicago, Chicago, IL, 60607-7059, USA
Nino Boccara: DRECAM/SPEC, CE Saclay, 91191 Gif sur Yvette, France

International Journal of Modern Physics C (IJMPC), 1998, vol. 09, issue 01, 1-12

Abstract: We study a family of deterministic models for highway traffic flow which generalize cellular automaton rule 184. This family is parameterized by the speed limitmand another parameterkthat represents a "degree of aggressiveness" in driving, strictly related to the distance between two consecutive cars. We compare two driving strategies with identical maximum throughput: "conservative" driving with high speed limit and "aggressive" driving with low speed limit. Those two strategies are evaluated in terms of accident probability. We also discuss fundamental diagrams of generalized traffic rules and examine limitations of maximum achievable throughput. Possible modifications of the model are considered.

Keywords: Cellular Automata; Traffic Models; Phase Transitions (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 1998
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