Modeling the Operation of Left-Turn Vehicles at Exit Lanes for Left-Turn Intersections
Publication: Journal of Transportation Engineering, Part A: Systems
Volume 147, Issue 5
Abstract
This study aimed to describe the operation of left-turn vehicles under the impact of exit lanes for left-turn (EFL) control. A microscopic traffic flow model was proposed, in which a multivariate logit model and a lane-change model were combined in the car-following model for lane selection and lane changing, respectively. The results of the plausibility validation showed that the model can describe car-following behavior in different road segments, lane selection behavior between normal left-turn lanes and lanes in the mixed-usage area, and the double stop-and-go phenomenon due to the existence of presignal control. The impacts of geometrical, traffic, and driver-proficiency conditions on vehicular delays, lane usage, and variance of velocity were explored. Effectiveness in improving running efficiency increases when drivers have higher proficiency in EFL.
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Data Availability Statement
All data and models generated or used during the study appear in the published article.
Acknowledgments
This research was supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China under Grant No. 71971140 and the Natural Science Foundation of Shanghai under Grant No. 20ZR1439300.
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Volume 147 • Issue 5 • May 2021
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Received: Mar 18, 2020
Accepted: Dec 30, 2020
Published online: Mar 8, 2021
Published in print: May 1, 2021
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