Driving Simulation Study on Operating Speed of Hangzhou Bay Bridge

Regarding the operation environment and traffic characteristics of Hangzhou Bay Bridge, this paper will be studying the driving behaviors under the rain, fog, strong wind and other disastrous weather conditions. This paper also investigated the different operation speeds in various operating environments through driving simulation experiment. Using the driving simulation data, this paper established the deceleration model under the vehicle deceleration moving and steady-state operation speed model. This paper, based on the developed model, proposed the recommended value of speed control standards for Hangzhou Bay Bridge operation under disastrous weather conditions. The research results have been applied in the operation management of Hangzhou Bay Bridge.