2005•Journal of Highway and Transportation Research and DevelopmentRequires access

Study on the Lane Utilization Ratio Under Different Volumes with Microscopic Traffic Simulation

Zhang Xiaoxiong

Abstract

The lane utilization ratio reflects the traffic distribution on different lanes of road section for a single direction.It influences the stability of traffic flow,and is an important influential factor of road capacity and safety.Considering the uncertainty of the lane utilization ratio and the difficulty to collect the field data under different volumes,in this paper,the research is carried out with microscopic traffic simulation model of carfollowing and lanechanging to study the basic patterns of the lane utilization ratio/lanechanging times and the lane utilization ratio/traffic volume of the road section with two carriageways or three carriageways.

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Key concepts: Traffic flow (computer networking), Traffic volume, Traffic engineering, Traffic simulation, Transport engineering, Stability (learning theory), Engineering, Section (typography)