Dynamic characteristics of traffic flow with consideration of crossing pedestrians’ behavior at a nonsignalized T-shaped intersection

H. Echab and H. Ez-Zahraouy ()
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H. Echab: Laboratoire de Matiere Condensee et Sciences Interdisciplinaries (LaMCScl), P. O. Box 1014, Faculty of Sciences, Mohammed V University of Rabat, Morocco
H. Ez-Zahraouy: Laboratoire de Matiere Condensee et Sciences Interdisciplinaries (LaMCScl), P. O. Box 1014, Faculty of Sciences, Mohammed V University of Rabat, Morocco

International Journal of Modern Physics C (IJMPC), 2017, vol. 28, issue 11, 1-18

Abstract: In this paper, we present a cellular automata model to depict the traffic characteristics at such a nonsignalized T-shaped intersection in the presence of pedestrian crossings. The vehicular traffic flow characteristics with different parameters are studied. Throughput, phase diagrams, space-time and density profiles are built to point various traffic states and the phase transition features. The principal finding of the simulation are as follows: (1) The presence of crossing pedestrians has a significant influence on the vehicular traffic and the system performance, (2) The intersection capacity has a close relevance with the state of the weaving section. The smaller the interactions are at the weaving section, the higher the capacity and (3) In order to have a higher system ability, the crosswalk location should not be far from the yield line of the weaving section.

Keywords: Cellular automata; nonsignalized T-shaped intersection; phase diagram; crossing pedestrians (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2017
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