Effect of cooperative merging on the synchronous flow phase of traffic

L.C. Davis

Physica A: Statistical Mechanics and its Applications, 2006, vol. 361, issue 2, 606-618

Abstract: Cooperation in merging is introduced by adding interactions between pairs of vehicles in opposite lanes. Simulations with an improved version of the modified optimal velocity model are done for two lanes merging into a single lane. For ∼30s prior to reaching the merge region, vehicles in both lanes adjust their headways to create safe distances in front of and behind the merging vehicle. Cooperation prevents the transition from free flow to synchronous flow that occurs for normal merging, provided the merge region is sufficiently large and the total incoming flow does not exceed the maximum possible single-lane flow. No long-range vehicle-to-vehicle communication is required for the type of cooperation considered.

Keywords: Traffic model; Traffic flow; Traffic dynamics; Congested flow (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2006
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DOI: 10.1016/j.physa.2005.06.046

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