A theory of nonequilibrium traffic flow

H. M. Zhang

Transportation Research Part B: Methodological, 1998, vol. 32, issue 7, 485-498

Abstract: This paper presents a new continuum traffic flow theory. The derivation of this new theory is based on both empirical evidence of traffic flow behavior and basic assumptions on drivers' reaction to stimuli. Central to the development of this theory is the existence of an equilibrium speed-concentration relationship and an introduction of a disturbance propagation speed. The new theory includes a well established continuum theory (the LWR theory) as a special case and removes certain deficiencies of this theory. Unlike existing higher order continuum models, the new theory does not exhibit the undesirable behavior of 'wrong-way travel' because in this theory traffic disturbances are always propagated against the traffic stream.

Date: 1998
References: View references in EconPapers View complete reference list from CitEc
Citations: View citations in EconPapers (41)

Downloads: (external link)
http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0191-2615(98)00014-9
Full text for ScienceDirect subscribers only

Related works:
This item may be available elsewhere in EconPapers: Search for items with the same title.

Export reference: BibTeX RIS (EndNote, ProCite, RefMan) HTML/Text

Persistent link: https://EconPapers.repec.org/RePEc:eee:transb:v:32:y:1998:i:7:p:485-498

Ordering information: This journal article can be ordered from
http://www.elsevier.com/wps/find/supportfaq.cws_home/regional
https://shop.elsevie ... _01_ooc_1&version=01

Access Statistics for this article

Transportation Research Part B: Methodological is currently edited by Fred Mannering

More articles in Transportation Research Part B: Methodological from Elsevier
Bibliographic data for series maintained by Catherine Liu ().