The Uniqueness of a Time-dependent Equilibrium Distribution of Arrivals at a Single Bottleneck

Carlos F. Daganzo
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Carlos F. Daganzo: University of California, Berkeley, California

Transportation Science, 1985, vol. 19, issue 1, 29-37

Abstract: Motorists going through a bottleneck during the morning rush hour have to time their departure times to ensure they arrive to work at a reasonable time. Traffic and congestion levels at the bottleneck depend on the motorists' work schedule and the disutility of unpunctuality. This paper shows that, under certain conditions, there is only one equilibrium order of arrivals; an order under which motorists do not have an incentive to jockey for position in the queue.

Date: 1985
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