A Driver Behavior-Based Lane-Changing Model for Urban Arterial Streets

Lane-changing algorithms have attracted increased attention during recent years. However, limited research has been conducted to address the probability of changing lanes as a function of driver characteristics and lane-changing scenarios. This study contributes to the development of a comprehensive...

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Published in:Transportation science 2014-05, Vol.48 (2), p.184-205
Main Authors: Sun, Daniel (Jian), Elefteriadou, Lily
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Aircraft maneuvers
Algorithms
Analysis
Arterial highways
Automobile drivers
Automobile driving
Automobiles
Behavior
Calibration
CORSIM (CORrider SIMulation)
focus group study
Focus groups
Gap acceptance
High occupancy vehicle lanes
lane changing
Management
microscopic simulation
Motor vehicle driving
Probability
Simulation
Simulations
Speed
Studies
Traffic control
Traffic flow
Transport economics
Transport planning
Transportation industry
Travel time
Urban areas
vehicle interactions
Vehicles
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Summary:Lane-changing algorithms have attracted increased attention during recent years. However, limited research has been conducted to address the probability of changing lanes as a function of driver characteristics and lane-changing scenarios. This study contributes to the development of a comprehensive framework for modeling drivers' lane-changing maneuver on arterials by using driver behavior-related data. Focus group studies and "in-vehicle" driving tests were performed to investigate the effects of driver type under various lane changes on urban arterials and to collect microscopic vehicular data. With these field collected values, a model was developed to estimate the probability of changing lanes under various lane-changing scenarios and to estimate the corresponding gap acceptance characteristics. The lane-changing probability for each scenario was modeled as a function of the factors identified from the focus group discussions, as well as the driver types. In the gap acceptance modeling, a sequence of "hand-shaking negotiations" was introduced to describe vehicle interactions that may occur during lane-changing maneuvers. The proposed lane-changing model was implemented in the CORSIM (CORrider SIMulation) micro-simulator. The simulation capabilities of the newly developed model were compared to the original lane-changing algorithm in CORSIM and to the field observations. The validation results indicated that the new model better replicates the observed traffic under various levels of flow.
ISSN:0041-1655
1526-5447
DOI:10.1287/trsc.1120.0435